Great British Railways (GBR)

Have announced the appointment of Sir John Kingman as their first Chair. Kingman currently chairs Barclays UK and previously served as Chairman of Legal & General Group plc and Tesco Personal Finance, as well as Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury.

Mace Construct

Following the announcement of Jason Millett’s departure as Chief Executive, Mace Construct have appointed Mark Reynolds to the role alongside his existing responsibilities as Executive Chairman. Reynolds previously held both positions simultaneously at Mace Group.

GB Railfreight

Have announced the appointment of Jude Winstanley as Chief Executive Officer. Winstanley joins from London Southend Airport, where he was also Chief Executive Officer.

Briggs & Forrester Group

Have appointed Duncan Benedetti as Group Chief Executive. Benedetti will join the role in January, moving internally from his position as Managing Director, Briggs & Forrester Living.

AECOM

Have made several appointments to their senior leadership team:

Dwight H. Pullen Jr has been appointed as Transportation Global Business Line Chief Executive in the U.S. Pullen moves internally from his position as SVP, Global Leader, Surface Transportation and Aviation.

Siv Bhamra has been appointed as Programme Director - Major Regional Rail Projects. Bhamra joins from WSP in the U.S., where he was Senior Vice President, Transit & Rail/

Ian Clarke joins as Director, Advisory – Transport Lead from KPMG, where he was Director, Infrastructure Advisory Group.

Liam Feeney has been appointed as Transmission Distribution Lead for Europe and India. Feeney joins from PSC Consulting, where he was General Manager – Power Networks & HVDC – North America & Europe.

Andrea Green has been appointed as Rail and Transit Sector Director UK & Europe. Green joins from Alstom, where she was Business Development Director UK.

National Grid

Have announced the appointment of Hannah Spencer as Chief People Officer – Global Capital. Spencer moves internally from her position as Chief People Officer – Strategic Infrastructure.

They have also announced the appointment of Isobel Crockford as Senior Project and Sponsorship Director. Crockford joins from Mott MacDonald, where she was Major Projects Director.

AtkinsRéalis

Have appointed Julian Hill as Head of Rail for Asia, Middle East and Australia (AMEA) & Global Rail Development Director. Hill joins from NEOM, where he was Executive Director, Backbone Infrastructure and returns to Atkins having previously worked there from 2006 to 2018.

DfT Operator

Have appointed David Horne as Integrated Chief Customer & Commercial Officer. Horne moves internally from his position in London North Eastern Railway as Managing Director.

Stansted Airport

Pete Lederer has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. Lederer moves internally from within MAG having been COO for Manchester Airport.

Geobear

Have announced the appointment of Craig Macklin as UK Managing Director. Macklin joins from Franki Foundations, where he was also Managing Director.

Network Rail

Have appointed Mark Goodall as Route Director, Central. Goodall moves internally from his position as Major Programme Director.

Cumming Group

Richard Lambridge has been appointed as Regional Director – Infrastructure, London and South. Lambridge joins from Anglian Water @one Alliance, where he was Commercial Director.

Anglian Water’s @one Alliance

Have appointed Bryan Kennedy as Water Recycling Delivery Director – East. Kennedy joins from AmcoGiffen, where he was Operations Director.

They have also appointed Paul Birch as Commercial Director. Birch joins from IES Utilities Group Ltd, where he was Group Commercial Director.

Mott MacDonald

Have announced the appointment of Michael Dowds as Aviation Lead for UK and Europe. Dowds joins from Arthur D.Little in the United Arab Emirates, where he was Principal.

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Buro Happold

Have appointed John Downer as Global Growth Director. Downer has previously served as Transportation Growth Director, Chief Commercial Officer, and Interim Head of Sector at Jacobs.

Egis UK & Ireland

Have announced the appointment of Mark Docherty as UK & Ireland Energy Director. Docherty joins from Arcadis, where he was Global Offshore Wind Practice Lead.

Steer

Federico Torres has been appointed as President, North America Consulting Services. Torres joins from Arup, where he was Americas South Leader.

Laing O’Rourke

Have announced the appointment of Conor Considine as Business Unit Leader of Expanded Structures. Considine moves internally from his position as Operations Leader for Expanded Structures.

Rolls-Royce SMR

Mike Hickson OBE has been appointed as Director, Industrialisation. Hickson joins from Sir Robert McAlpine, where he was Managing Director, Defence.

John Sisk & Son Ltd

Have made two senior appointments:

Brian Comaskey has been appointed as Managing Director of Sisk’s Ireland East business unit. Comaskey moves internally from his position as Regional Director.

Diarmuid O’Sullivan has been appointed as Managing Director of the newly established Energy Business Unit. O’Sullivan also moves internally from his position as Regional Director – Data Centres.

Ramboll

Matthew Pope has been appointed as Director, Principal Design. Pope joins from Gardiner & Theobald LLP, where he was Director.

VolkerRail Ltd

Have appointed Kevin Doherty as Regional Director, Scotland. Doherty moves internally from his position as Head of Telecoms.

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