Management

Age 49. A chartered accountant. A Director since 1999, he became Chief Executive in January 2005, having been Chief Operating Officer since 2002 and prior to that, Finance Director. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1996 from the Hanson Group where he was finance director of ARC Ltd, one of its principal subsidiaries. He is currently a non-executive director of VT Group plc, and president of Construction Industry Relief, Assistance and Support for the Homeless Ltd, the construction and property industry charity for the homeless.

Age 54. A chartered accountant and a barrister. A Director since 2002, he became Deputy Chief Executive in March 2008, prior to which he was Finance Director. He is responsible for the Group’s worldwide infrastructure investment business, having previously been managing director of Balfour Beatty Capital. Prior to joining the Group in 1995, he was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand and before that, a senior assistant director at Morgan Grenfell.

Age 46. A chartered civil engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Appointed Chief Operating Officer on 1 January 2009. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1997, having spent 12 years with the Kier Group, and held the position of managing director of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering from 2004 to April 2007, when he became Group managing director with responsibility for civil engineering in the UK and the Group's interests in the Middle East. He is a board member of the Major Projects Association and he became a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Engineers in 2006.

Age 56. Joined the Group in 1981 and became Planning and Development Director in 1991 after a series of senior positions in the finance function. He is responsible for the Group’s merger, acquisition and divestment activities as well as the development of Group strategy. Previously, he worked at the London Business School and UMIST. He is a member of the leadership governance and management committee of the Higher Education Funding Council and a former governor of the University of North London.

Age 45. A chartered accountant and an engineering graduate. Appointed to the Board as Finance Director in March 2008. Joined Balfour Beatty in 2006 as deputy finance director from Exel plc, where he was director of investor relations and financial strategy, following a number of senior financial roles in the UK and US.

Age 53. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Appointed a Director in 2005 and Chairman in May 2008. Currently also chairman of Delta plc and a non-executive director of Southern Water. He is also a former chairman at both Queens' Moat Houses plc and Torex Retail plc. He was chief executive of Thorn plc and of Railtrack Group plc, having also served as group finance director at each company. His earlier career included a wide range of corporate and operational roles at Grand Metropolitan plc, Black & Decker and BOC.

Age 63. Appointed a Director in 2001. A chemical engineer, he was previously with the Royal Dutch Shell Group, latterly as chairman of the Global Corporate Centre of the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies. He is a non-executive director of Associated British Ports Holdings Limited and Johnson Matthey plc, and chairman of the supervisory board of Allianz Nederland Groep NV. He is the senior independent Director.

Age 62. Appointed a Director in September 2008. Until 2008, he was chief executive officer of KION Group GmbH, a leading international material handling equipment manufacturer. Prior to that, he spent seven years on the main board of Linde AG, the worldwide producer and supplier of industrial and medical gases. He was previously a member of the European management board of Whirlpool Europe and was also chairman of its German operating company, and has previously held non-executive directorships in the UK for Wassall plc and Thorn Lighting Group. He is currently chairman of the supervisory boards of Eckelmann AG and Bauknecht Hausgeraete GmbH.

Age 62. Appointed a Director in 2003. A chemical engineer, he is a non-executive director of BlackRock World Mining Trust plc. Between 1970 and 2001 he held a series of increasingly senior positions in Rio Tinto plc, latterly as executive director responsible for its industrial minerals and diamonds businesses.

Age 56. Appointed a Director in 2006. A mechanical engineering graduate, he was most recently chief operating officer of Marconi plc from 2001 to 2005. Prior to that, he was chief executive officer of Marconi Systems and was previously responsible for managing major divisions of British Aerospace, Vickers and the Rover Group.

Age 51. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Appointed a Director on 1 January 2009. He is finance director of The British Land Company PLC, one of the UK's largest quoted property companies. Prior to joining British Land in 2002, he spent eight years at Andersen, latterly as a partner specialising in the real estate and government services sectors.

Age 54. Appointed a Director in 2010. He recently retired as Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle PLC, a world-leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients. Prior to joining Tate & Lyle in 2003, he spent 26 years at Unilever PLC in a succession of roles culminating in his appointment as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He is also a Non-executive Director of Greggs PLC and is Chairman of Wilton Park, an independent and non-profit making Executive Agency of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was formerly a Non-executive Director of Sygen International PLC.

Manfred became Group Managing Director in February 2007 with responsibility for the railway businesses. He entered the railway industry in 1994 when he became procurement director at AEG in Berlin, having held several management positions in Deutsche Aerospace and MBB (Messerschmidt Boolkow Blohm). He was director of the Adtranz railway electrification business when Balfour Beatty acquired the business in 2000.

Brian was appointed Group Managing Director of Balfour Beatty plc in October 2004. He is responsible for the Group’s major civil engineering, ground engineering, utilities, road maintenance, facilities management and our businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1973 and held various positions, including General Manager and Managing Director of the Civil Engineering Division. From August 2002 until 2004, he was Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering, with responsibility for all civil engineering work in the UK and overseas, including our Hong Kong operations.

Mike became Group Managing Director in January 2006 with responsibility for the UK building construction and building services companies. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1970 and has held positions as General Manager for Balfour Beatty Construction in Scotland, Managing Director of Balfour Kilpatrick and Managing Director for Mansell, which was acquired by Balfour Beatty in 2003. He became a member of the Chartered Institute of Building in 1994 and a Fellow of the Institute in 1998.

Andy became Group Managing Director in May 2005 and, having previously been responsible for US operations, now provides support to other Group Managing Directors on all aspects of safety management and engineering risk. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1972 and has held positions as Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering, Balfour Beatty Major Projects and as Chief Operating Officer of Balfour Beatty Rail. He is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and is a member of the President's Forum.

Jim became Group Managing Director in March 2008 with responsibility for Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc, Heery International and Balfour Beatty Rail Inc. Jim has led Heery for over 20 years and has more recently expanded his management responsibilities into Balfour Beatty’s U.S. infrastructure building programmes. Jim is a member of the Construction Management Association of America, the American Institute of Architects, Design/Build Institute of America, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the American Correctional Association. He holds a master of science degree in architectural administration and a bachelor of science degree in architecture, both from the University of Illinois.

Robert became Group Managing Director in March 2008 with responsibility for construction activities within the US. Robert is Chairman and CEO of Balfour Beatty Construction US which comprises operating companies based in Charlotte, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale and Washington DC. Robert previously was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Centex Construction, acquired by the Group in April 2007. Joining Centex in 1996, Robert brings over 27 years of experience within the construction industry. Robert graduated in 1981 from Texas A & M University with a B.S. in Building Construction.

Joined PB in February, 2006, as General Counsel and Secretary.
Before joining PB, he was Partner and Director of the International Construction Practice Group of Peckar & Abramson, P.C., a leading construction law firm.
His experience in the engineering and construction industry covers the full range of project types and delivery modes, both domestically and internationally.
He currently serves on the Board of the New York Building Congress, is a National Director of the ACE Mentorship Program, and was an outside advisor to the Obama-Biden Transition Project's Transportation Agency Review Team.

Paul was appointed Human Resources Director in 2005 having joined the Group in 1996. Functionally responsible for ensuring that the people practices and leadership development throughout the Group are aligned and support the achievement of the business strategy. An essential element of Paul’s role is to ensure the business recruits and retains sufficient talented people to achieve the business strategy together with equipping the current workforce with the skills to develop both professionally and personally. Prior to joining Balfour Beatty, Paul held a variety of HR positions in Alstom, Massey Ferguson and United Biscuits.

Chris joined Balfour Beatty in September 2007 as General Counsel, with responsibility for the Group legal and company secretarial functions. Prior to joining Balfour Beatty, Chris spent three years with SABMiller plc, and before that was with Six Continents plc (formerly Bass plc) in various different senior management positions. He is a qualified lawyer, and trained with Freshfields.