Kier has promoted Sam Kay to deputy company secretary and Group legal director (central functions).
In this role, Sam will be responsible for ensuring the Group complies with its corporate governance and company law obligations, as well as leading key listed-company and subsidiary governance activities, including the Annual Report & Accounts, Annual General Meeting, and regulatory reporting and disclosure obligations, while providing strategic legal advice to Kier’s central functions.
Sam joined Kier in 2018 as a senior solicitor, and was most recently head of legal (dispute resolution & legal operations) for the Group, where she advised executive stakeholders on enterprise risk, legal operations and material dispute resolution, while delivering high-quality, commercially focused legal counsel.
Sam will report directly into the Group’s general counsel and company secretary, Stephen Milne.
Sam said:
It’s an exciting time to be at Kier as we look to the future, our growth sectors and new corporate strategy. I’m looking forward to enabling that by ensuring the Group maintains our high standards of governance, regulatory compliance and legal risk management.
Stephen added:
This is an important role as Kier moves to our next phase of growth, and Sam’s blend of expertise, knowledge of Kier and experience will be vital to our achieving Kier’s strategic priorities of growth, resilience and performance.
Sam’s appointment follows a number of recent senior leadership roles announced by the Group as it progresses its strategic growth ambitions. Other appointments include progresses its strategic growth ambitions. Other appointments include Suzy Lovell as deputy general counsel, Rachel Warren as Group finance director for transformation, and Niki Steel joining as chief human resources officer.