The evenings are drawing in again, the Premier League is back on the TV and Starmer has made a key recruit at No. 10 – Prince the kitten.

Larry the cat isn’t the only one welcoming new colleagues this month. Check out all the latest movers and shakers across Transport & Infrastructure…

Tilbury Douglas

Have announced that Chief Executive Officer, Paul Gandy, will be stepping down from his position in November, he will continue be part of Tilbury Douglas as part-time Adviser on the Board. Succeeding him in the role is Chief Operating Officer Craig Tatton.

Simon Roberts has been appointed as Regional Director, Infrastructure. Roberts joins from Costain Group, where he was Programme Director.

VINCI Construction Grands Projects

Have announced the appointment of Emmanuel Costes as Managing Director. Costes succeeds François Pogu after nearly four years as Project Director for the Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture on HS2. Pogu moves to a new position working for Vinci on the French side of the Turin-Lyon high-speed railway.

California High-Speed Authority

Have announced the appointment of Ian Choudri as Chief Executive Officer of the Programme. Choudri joins from HNTB Corporation, where he is currently Senior Vice President, Operations.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)

Have announced the appointment of John Gerrard as Chief Financial Officer. Gerrard joins from Great British Railway Transition Team (GBRTT), where he is currently Lead Finance Director.

Rolls-Royce SMR

Ruth Todd CBE has been appointed as Operations and Supply Chain Director. Todd has held several prominent roles, including Chief Commercial Officer for HS2 and Programme Director of the UK Government’s Vaccine Task Force.

Balfour Beatty plc

Have appointed Jon Ozanne as Chief Information Officer. Ozanne joined Balfour Beatty in 2015 and has most recently been CIO for the UK.

Evan Sutherland has also been announced as Chief Procurement Officer, having been UK Procurement Director since 2015.

Turner & Townsend

Jason Jones returns to Turner & Townsend as Director, Programme Advisory. Jones moves from Costain Group, where he was Strategic Development Director for the Natural Resources division.

First Group plc

Have announced the appointment of Lena Wilson CBE as Board Chair. Wilson is an experienced Director and Chair having served on the boards of Scottish Power Renewables Limited and Intertek Group plc and chairing AGS Airports Limited.

Arriva Group

Have appointed Chris Hardy as Group Business Development Officer. Hardy joins from Crescar as Bid Director. Hardy was also Managing Director, UK Coach Division at National Express.

Kier Construction Ltd

Construction Managing Director Stuart Togwell has joined the group board. Togwell will join the board on 1st October when Non-Executive Director, Justin Atkinson, steps down after 9 years.

Jacobs

Have appointed Amanda White as Rail Portfolio Lead. White joins from Transport for West Midlands where she was Interim Metro Director.

M Group Rail & Aviation

Have appointed Gary Hughes as Commercial Director. Hughes joins from Balfour Beatty, where he was a Head of Commercial within the Rail division.

Waterman

Have announced the appointment of Neil Humphrey as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Nick Taylor who is stepping down after 42 years at the company. Humphrey has been UK Chief Operating Officer of the UK since 2014.

Caddick Construction Limited

Jason Clarke has been appointed as Construction Group Design Director. Clarke joins from DLA Architecture, where he was Director.

WSP

Have appointed Dan Griffiths as Regional Director in Planning & Development. Griffiths joins from Stantec, where he was Sector Lead- Commercial & Industrial.

Alvarez & Marsal

Have appointed Craig Forrest as Managing Director, Infrastructure & Capital Projects. Forrest joins from Arup, where he was Infrastructure, Energy Transition & ESG Investor Advisory Leader.

O’Keefe Construction Limited (Byrne Group)

Lee Horsley has been appointed as Managing Director. Horsley previously spent 20 years at O’Keefe. He joins from Sparta Construction, where he was Director.

Sydney Airport

Have appointed Paul Willis as Group Executive Planning & Delivery. Willis joins from Manchester Airports Group, where he was Chief Development Officer.

As we enter the final quarter of the year, many companies are assessing their leadership teams and planning ahead for 2025.

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