Kier Group Plc
KIE:LN
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Kier is a leading UK building and civil engineering contractor also specialising in private house building, facilities management, property development and the PFI. The group employs 7,500 people worldwide and has an annual turnover in excess of �1.6bn.
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Board of Directors
Haydn Mursell
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed chief executive with effect from 1 July 2014. Joined Kier in August 2010 as finance director designate and took over the role of group finance director in November 2010. He also assumed operational responsibility for the Property division in June 2013. He was previously deputy group finance director at Balfour Beatty plc and, prior to that, UK finance director at Bovis Lend Lease. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, having trained and qualified at KPMG.
Beverley Dew
Finance Director
Appointed to the Board January 2015. He joined Kier from Balfour Beatty which he joined in June 2013. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer of the UK and CEMEA Engineering and Construction businesses at Lend Lease between September 2008 and December 2012. He has also held senior roles at Redrow Group Plc and Invensys Rail. He qualified as an accountant with Cooper and Lybrand.
Nigel Brook
Executive Director - Construction and Infrastructure Services
Appointed to the Board in March 2015. He joined Kier in 2008 and assumed responsibility in March 2015 for the Construction division, comprising the UK Building, the UK Infrastructure and the International businesses. He is also responsible for the Utilities and Highways Maintenance businesses within the Services division. He has over 35 years’ experience in the construction sector, having previously held roles at AMEC, Ballast and Miller Construction.
Nigel Turner
Executive Director - Development and Property Services
Appointed to the Board in March 2015. He joined Kier in 2002 and was the commercial director of the Property division. Prior to joining Kier, Nigel was responsible for new business and the industrial portfolio at Laing Development, driving growth across the whole of the portfolio, having started his career with Gerald Eve. He is a chartered surveyor.
Claudio Veritiero
Executive Director - Corporate Development Director
He joined Kier in 2011 and was previously responsible for Kier Services. Between November 2007 and October 2010, Claudio was an Executive Director of Speedy Hire plc, having joined the business in 2004. Prior to joining Speedy Hire, Claudio spent eight years with the investment banking arm of Rothschild.
Phil White CBE
NON-EXECUTIVE Chairman
Appointed chairman of the Group in January 2008, 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 and Vp plc. He is chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Richard Bailey
Non-Executive
Appointed to the Board with effect from October 2010. He is a chartered accountant and a partner in Rothschild, the global financial advisory business, where he has spent most of his career. He is currently chairman of Rothschild’s regional business. 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 the senior independent non-executive director, the chair of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
Richard Bailey
Non-Executive
Appointed to the Board with effect from October 2010. He is a chartered accountant and a partner in Rothschild, the global financial advisory business, where he has spent most of his career. He is currently chairman of Rothschild’s regional business. 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 the senior independent non-executive director, the chair of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
Kirsty Bashforth
Non-executive
Appointed to the Board with effect from 1 September 2014. She has over 20 years of experience with BP plc (\'BP\'), having worked in a variety of senior roles during this time. Her current role is Group Head of Organisational Effectiveness, having undertaken a number of roles within BP, including leading a process and capability improvement programme across its global \"b2b\" marketing businesses, running its European petrochemicals marketing, supply and logistics business and financial engineering and risk management roles. She is a member of all four Board committees.
Amanda Mellor
Non-Executive
Appointed to the Board in December 2011. She is 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. Prior to this, she worked in investment banking at James Capel and Robert Fleming. She is a member of the Council of Leeds University, where she is also a visiting professor. She is a chartered secretary and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries. She is the chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the other three board committees.
Nick Winser
Non-Executive
Appointed to the Kier Board with effect from March 2009. He was a member of the board of directors of National Grid plc from April 2003 to July 2014, during which time he undertook a number of senior roles within the orginisation. He is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is Chairman of CIGRE UK and President of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. He is the chair of the Safety, Health and Environment Committee and a member of the other three Board committees