Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces the appointment of Emma Loxton as Chief Strategy Officer, further strengthening the Group Executive Committee as the business continues to deliver its profitable growth strategy and advance its Evolve, Energise, Explore growth plan.
Emma joins from McKinsey & Company, where she spent more than a decade advising major industrial and infrastructure businesses on strategy, transformation and growth. She was a partner at McKinsey, most recently leading their UK Advanced Industries and Transport & Infrastructure practices. Earlier in her career, she was a Senior Policy Advisor in the UK Government’s Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit.
Reporting to Philip Hoare, Group Chief Executive, Emma will lead Balfour Beatty’s strategy function when she joins in October. She will help shape and deliver the Group’s long-term strategy, supporting the next phase of growth across its chosen markets and building on Balfour Beatty’s end-to-end infrastructure capability, presence in the UK, US and Asia, and priority growth markets of UK energy, UK transport, UK defence and US buildings.
Philip Hoare, Balfour Beatty Group Chief Executive, said: “Emma is a proven strategy and transformation leader with a strong track record of helping complex organisations sharpen performance, strengthen competitiveness and deliver lasting change.
“Her insight, energy and commercial focus will be invaluable as we continue to execute our strategy, progress Evolve, Energise, Explore and capture the opportunities created by strong demand for complex, critical infrastructure across our chosen markets. I am delighted to welcome her to Balfour Beatty.”
Commenting on her appointment, Emma said: “Balfour Beatty is an industry leader with exceptional people, distinctive capabilities and a vital role delivering the infrastructure we all depend on.
“The Group is well positioned for its next phase of profitable growth, with strong positions in attractive markets and a clear ambition for the future. I am excited to join Philip and the leadership team, and to work with colleagues across Balfour Beatty to help deliver this next chapter.”
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Notes to editors:
- Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group delivering the complex, critical infrastructure that keeps economies moving and communities connected.
- With around 26,000 employees, we finance, develop, build, maintain and operate essential infrastructure across the UK, US and Asia, combining deep engineering and construction expertise with long-term investment capability.
- For over one hundred years, we have delivered landmark projects around the world. Today, our teams are helping to deliver major programmes including Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation; the Lyric Theatre in Hong Kong, a world-class cultural venue at the heart of the West Kowloon Cultural District; and the Knox Street Development in Dallas, Texas, a major mixed-use scheme helping to reshape one of the city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods.
Image: Emma Loxton, incoming Chief Strategy Officer at Balfour Beatty
