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Phil White CBE, Non-Executive Chairman |
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| Aged 62, was appointed non-executive chairman of the Group in November 2007 having joined as non-executive director in July 2006. He served as chief executive of National Express Group plc from January 1997 to September 2006. He is a chartered accountant and has extensive experience of both listed and private companies. He is currently chairman of Lookers plc and The Unite Group plc, and a non-executive director of Stagecoach Group plc. He is chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. |
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Paul Sheffield, Chief Executive |
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| Aged 50, was appointed chief executive in April 2010. He joined the Group as a graduate engineer in 1983. He has extensive knowledge of both UK and overseas contracting and was appointed managing director of Kier Construction in 2001, and joined the Construction division Board in 2004. He was appointed to the Board in October 2005 and in November 2008 he assumed responsibility for all of the Group’s construction activities. He holds the position of director with overall responsibility for safety, health and environmental matters and is a member of the Nomination Committee. |
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Haydn Mursell, Finance Director |
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| Aged 40, joined Kier in August 2010 as Group finance director designate and took over the role of Group finance director in November 2010. He joined Kier from Balfour Beatty plc where he held the position of deputy Group finance director. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, having trained and qualified at KPMG in London. From 2001 until 2008, he held a number of roles at Bovis Lend Lease, the last of which was as chief financial officer of its UK business. |
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Steve Bowcott |
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| Aged 56, was appointed an executive director of the Group on 1 July 2010. He rejoined the Group in January 2007 to head up its Scottish and northern businesses, which are part of the Construction division. He subsequently became deputy managing director and, in April 2010 he was appointed managing director of the whole of the Construction division. |
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Ian Lawson |
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| Aged 54, rejoined the Group in November 2000 as managing director of the Group’s Infrastructure Investment operations. His knowledge of major overseas and UK contracting was established early in his career within the Group. He has served on both the Kier Regional board as well as the Services board. In October 2005 he was appointed main board director responsible for Services and in July 2008 his responsibilities were extended to include the Homes division, and in July 2011 further extended to include the Property division. |
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Richard Bailey, Non-Executive |
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| Aged 60, was appointed to the Board in October 2010. He is a chartered accountant and a partner in Rothschild, the leading global financial advisory business. He is currently executive chairman of Rothschild’s mid-cap business having worked for the bank for 29 years. He has been involved in a range of private and public company work with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, private equity and capital raising. He is chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. |
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Chris Geoghegan, Non-Executive |
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| Aged 57, was appointed to the Board in July 2007. He joined the Board of BAE Systems plc in July 2002 as chief operating officer with responsibility for all European joint ventures and UK defence electronics assets. He is non-executive chairman of e2v technologies plc, a non-executive director of Hampson Industries, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a past President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies. He is the senior independent director, chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. |
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Amanda Mellor, Non-Executive |
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| Aged 47, was appointed to the Board in December 2011. She is currently the Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance of Marks and Spencer Group plc, having previously been Head of Investor Relations at Marks and Spencer and Director of Corporate Relations at Arcadia Group plc. She was accredited as a Legal Mediator in 2002. She is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. |
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Nick Winser, Non-Executive |
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| Aged 51, was appointed to the Board in March 2009. He joined the Board of National Grid in April 2003 and is responsible for the company’s business in the UK. He was previously chief operating officer of US transmission for National Grid Transco plc. He joined National Grid Company plc in 1993, becoming director of engineering in 2001. He is co-chair of the Energy Research Partnership and chairman of the IET’s Power Academy. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. |
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Hugh Raven, Company Secretary |
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| Aged 39, joined the Group in April 2010 from Eversheds’ London corporate/commercial department. He brings significant experience of corporate transactions and regulatory issues, having worked for top city firms during his career with considerable exposure to the construction sector. He is responsible for corporate governance within the Group and, as general counsel, oversees the Group’s legal affairs. |
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