Leadership
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Appointed to the Board as Group Chief Executive in January 2015
Leo Quinn was appointed to the Board of Balfour Beatty as Group Chief Executive in January 2015, returning to the company where he started his career as a civil engineer. He was educated at Portsmouth University and Imperial College, London.
Leo joined the Group following five years as Group Chief Executive of QinetiQ Group plc and five years as CEO of De La Rue plc. He led both companies through successful transformations which restored each business to strength and created over £1bn of value.
Prior to that, Leo spent almost four years headquartered in the US as COO of Invensys plc’s $3bn Production Management division. He also worked with Honeywell Inc for 16 years in various senior management roles across the US, UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, ending as Global President of H&BC Enterprise Solutions.
In 2013, Leo founded The 5% Club which encourages companies to invest in the next generation and address the national skills shortage. Its aspiration is for at least 5% of employees to constitute either apprentices, interns or graduates in formal training programmes.
A summary of the role of Group Chief Executive includes the following:
- Strategy development and the stewardship of physical, financial and human resources
- Group operational and financial performance
- Executive leadership
- Health, safety and environmental performance
- Corporate values and ethics
- Objective setting for the senior management team
- Organisational structure, succession and talent management
- Major capital expenditure prioritisation and allocation of resources
- Consideration of acquisitions, disposals and financing
- Stakeholder management.
Committees
- Group Tender & Investment Committee (Chairman)
- Finance & General Purposes Committee (Chairman)
- Safety & Sustainability Committee
- Nomination Committee
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Appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer in June 2015
Philip joined Balfour Beatty as CFO in June 2015. He was previously Group Finance Director at Hogg Robinson Group plc. Prior to that, he was the Group Finance Director at VT Group plc. Philip served as VP Finance at Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa region and was a member of the EMEA board.
His earlier career included senior international finance roles at Compaq, Rank Xerox and Texas Instruments.
Philip is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Committees
- Group Tender & Investment Committee
- Finance & General Purposes Committee
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Appointed Non-executive Chairman in March 2015
He is Non-executive Chairman of Aveva Group plc and a Non-executive Director of Newcrest Mining Limited. He was a Non-executive Director of National Grid plc until February 2015, Chairman of Robert Walters plc and a Non-executive (and senior independent) Director of Kazakhmys plc and Essar Energy plc, and a senior advisor at Macquarie Bank Ltd.
Prior to that he was Group President Energy BHP Billiton and president BHP Petroleum, Chief Executive of BTR Nylex, and held senior roles in BOC Group. He has extensive international business experience in the industrials and resources sectors having worked across the UK, US, Asia and the Middle East.
A summary of the role of Chairman includes the following:- Ensuring effective strategic planning is undertaken by the executive Directors
- Ensuring corporate governance is properly maintained
- Formally appraising the performance of the Group Chief Executive and reviewing with the Group Chief Executive his views on the performance of the other executive Directors
- Providing leadership to the Board
- Acting as senior ambassador for the Company
- Considering Board balance, composition and succession
- Ensuring the smooth operation of the Board and its Committees
- Providing effective communication between the Board and its shareholders.
Committees
- Nomination Committee (Chairman)
- Remuneration Committee
- Safety & Sustainability Committee
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Appointed a Non-executive Director in June 2017
Barbara has over thirty years of business and management experience in the private, public and regulated sectors.
In the private sector she has held a series of strategic, commercial and finance roles, including Group Finance Director at Morgan Sindall plc, Regulatory Director at South West Water and Chief Finance Officer for two international listed IT companies.
More recently, she has been Director General at the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Transport, supporting policy implementation and leading commercial projects. Her most recent executive appointment was Chief Operating Officer at Westminster City Council.
She has a portfolio of non-executive directorships including Microgen plc, IDOX plc, Agility Trains and the Lending Standards Board and is a Trustee of Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity.
Committees
- Audit & Risk Committee
- Remuneration Committee
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Appointed a Non-executive Director in June 2015
Stephen is Non-executive Chairman of Anglian Water Group and Urenco Ltd.
He was Group Finance Director of British Energy Group plc (FTSE 100 power generator) and WS Atkins plc (FTSE 250, and UK's largest engineering consultancy) and ran Punch Taverns plc (UK's second largest pub owner) as Executive Chairman. He played instrumental roles in the financial and operational turnarounds of all three companies.
He spent 11 years with Balfour Beatty's predecessor company BICC plc.
Committees
- Audit & Risk Committee (Chairman)
- Nomination Committee
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Appointed a Non-executive Director in 2015
Stuart has over 45 years’ experience in the civil engineering, construction and infrastructure sectors, and was Chief Executive of Costain Group PLC between 2001 and 2005. This followed executive positions in Welsh multi-utility Hyder plc, Alfred McAlpine plc and Tarmac Construction, where he represented the company on the Channel Tunnel board, following 20 years with John Laing Construction. He has also served as a senior Non-executive Director to Scott Wilson Group plc, and as Chairman of Silverdell Plc, Somero Plc and Beck and Pollitzer Limited.
Committees
- Safety & Sustainability (Chairman)
- Audit & Risk Committee
- Nomination Committee
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Appointed a Non-executive Director in 2010
Until 2009, he was Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle. Prior to joining Tate & Lyle in 2003, he spent 26 years at Unilever in a succession of roles culminating in his appointment as senior vice president, corporate development. He is Non-executive Chairman of Berendsen plc and Stobart Group Limited and a Non-executive Director of Greggs plc. He is also Chairman of Wilton Park, an independent and non-profit making executive agency of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and lead Independent Director at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He was formerly a Non-executive Director of Sygen International.
A summary of the role of Senior Independent Director includes the following:
- Acting as chairman of the Board if the Chairman is conflicted
- Acting as a conduit to the Board for the communication of shareholders’ concerns if other channels are not appropriate
- Ensuring that the Chairman is provided with effective feedback on his performance.
Committees
- Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
- Safety & Sustainability Committee
- Nomination Committee
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Appointed a Non-executive Director in July 2017
Michael has worked with construction and infrastructure providers for four decades and has extensive knowledge of the US market. Michael has held a number of leadership and finance roles, including Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at CH2M HILL and Partner and Global Leader at Ernst & Young Global LLP Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering Practice.
Latterly, he has acted as a strategic advisor to companies and private equity firms in the engineering and construction industry.
He is currently a Consultant to the Board at Contract Land Staff LLC and an Advisory Board member at Psomas.Committees
- Remuneration Committee
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Dean was appointed Chief Executive Officer, UK Construction Services in January 2018.
Dean joined the Executive Committee in June 2015 as Managing Director, UK Construction Services, having first joined Balfour Beatty in April 2015 as Chief Operating Officer for the Regional and Mechanical & Electrical engineering services businesses.
His portfolio includes Balfour Beatty’s Regional construction business, Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick, a leading mechanical and electrical services business, Balfour Beatty Living Places, a local authority service provider and Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering.
He previously worked at Dunlop Aviation and Massey Ferguson.
Prior to those appointments, he served 14 years at FTSE 250 business De La Rue where he was the Managing Director of a number of divisions and sat on the executive committee.
Committees
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Leon was named Chief Executive Officer of Balfour Beatty's US Buildings business in 2018.
Leon has been with Balfour Beatty since 2001, holding the positions of Chief Estimator, Vice President, Senior Vice President, Division President of the National/Federal Group, President of the Mid-Atlantic Division and most recently, Chief Operating Officer, Mid-Atlantic.
As Chief Operating Officer, Mid-Atlantic, Leon had responsibility for all construction operations, including oversight of the firm’s program management, operations, pre-construction, purchasing and estimating activities.During his 30-year career, he has pursued projects in more than 30 states, and successfully acquired more than $7.5 billion in new work. In addition to having vast experience with federal projects, Leon has experience in the construction of healthcare, upscale lodging and convention centres.
Leon is past president of the National Capitol Chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) and holds an Associate of Science degree in construction engineering from Alfred State College.Committees
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Mark was appointed Managing Director for Balfour Beatty's rail business in 2012.
Mark was appointed Managing Director for Balfour Beatty's rail business in 2012 and additionally took responsibility for the Group’s gas, water and power transmission and distribution businesses in 2018.
Mark has significant experience in delivering critical infrastructure projects in both client and contractor organisations.
Prior to joining Balfour Beatty, Mark was Managing Director at Heathrow and was Managing Director of 24seven Utility Services.Committees
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Giles was appointed Group Head of Communications and Investor Relations in April 2015.
He is responsible for the Group’s Communications across a range of stakeholders.
He was previously Head of Group Media Relations at Barclays Bank and spent ten years at financial PR agency Brunswick working with a wide selection of UK and international businesses.Giles started his career as a broadcast journalist working at GMTV and ITN.
Committees
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Chris was appointed Group Chief Information Officer in July 2015.
He is responsible for IT strategy and delivery across the group, with key focus on delivering digital capability at the same time as reducing costs.
Prior to joining Balfour Beatty, Chris led the Operations team for a major UK software consultancy. He has extensive global IT leadership, with previous roles at Invensys, Schneider Electric, De La Rue and QinetiQ.
Committees
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David was appointed Group General Counsel and Head of Legal in July 2015, and Company Secretary in April 2016.
David joined the Group in 2011. He has key responsibility for Group Legal and Ethics and Compliance.
Prior to joining Balfour Beatty, David served at BP for 23 years, where he held a number of senior positions internationally, and in private practice. He is qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales and Australia
Committees
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John was appointed Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for the railway business in February 2012.
From 2009 until his appointment he was the Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Engineering Services, the company he helped form through the merger of Haden Young and Balfour Kilpatrick (BK).
John was appointed Managing Director of BK in 2004 having previously been the Managing Director of Carillion's M&E company, Crown House Engineering. Earlier in his career he worked in the Middle East. He has an MBA from the University of Strathclyde and is Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.Committees
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Paul was appointed Human Resources Director in 2005 having joined the Group in 1996.
Paul is 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.Committees
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John has been with Balfour Beatty for more than 20 years of his 35-year career in the heavy civils construction industry.
John is a 1981 graduate of Purdue University and a registered professional engineer in Texas.
In 2016, John was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the US Civils business. In this role, he works closely with other members of the executive team to successfully execute civils projects across the country and grow the company in line with the demands of the rail, highways and water marketplaces.John has had various roles with the company including as the Director of Construction on the $1 billion SH 130 project in Austin, one of our first design-build projects. At the time it was one of the largest design-build projects in the U.S.
After SH 130, in 2009, he took his current role as Southwest Region Vice President and Regional Manager, where he oversaw the delivery of the $425 million SH 161 design-build project in Dallas and several bid-build projects.Currently, in addition to overseeing traditional bid-build projects for the region, he is overseeing the $582 million 183 South design-build project in Austin and the $625 million Southern Gateway design-build project in Dallas.
Committees
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Ian joined the Executive Committee as CEO of the Investments division in June 2012.
He is responsible for the future growth and development of our investments portfolio in the UK and USA. He also has responsibility for the safe and efficient delivery of our extensive UK highways portfolio for Highways England.
Before he was promoted to CEO, Ian was Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Investments for 10 years. During that time Balfour Beatty Investments grew significantly to become a major value generator for the Group.
Ian's career started with Rolls-Royce plc in 1988 where he spent 10 years in a number of sales finance and business development roles before joining Balfour Beatty in 1999. Ian has an MBA from Durham University.
Committees
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Stephen joined the Executive Committee in 2015.
A chartered civil engineer, Stephen first joined the Balfour Beatty Group in 1981 as a graduate engineer.
He is responsible for the Group's Major Projects business which spans an extensive major infrastructure project portfolio across the UK including HS2, nuclear new build at Hinkley and Wylfa, nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield, Thames Tideway and Crossrail.
Steve also acts as Balfour Beatty's shareholder representative on the Board of the company’s Far East Joint Venture business Gammon Construction which operates in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Stephen has an MBA from City University and is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Committees