Balfour Beatty Plc
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The engineering and construction group completes work for the international rail, road, utility systems and buildings markets. It is the second biggest construction company in the UK and the fifteenth biggest in the world and was responsible for building the largest proportion of the M25 motorway.
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Leo Quinn
Chief Executive
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. Leo is currently a non-executive director of Betfair Group plc and was formerly a non-executive director of Tomkins plc. 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.
Philip Harrison
Chief Financial Officer
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.
Philip Aiken
Non-executive chairman
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.
Robert Amen
Non-Exevutive Director
Until 2009, he was chairman and chief executive officer of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF). Prior to joining IFF in 2006, he spent over 25 years at International Paper in a succession of roles culminating in his appointment as president and member of the board. He was also a director of Wyeth, the US pharmaceutical and healthcare company, until its acquisition by Pfizer in October 2009. He is a non-executive director of New Page Corporation, a US manufacturer of coated papers, and currently serves as an executive-in-residence at Columbia Business School.
Stephen Billingham
Non-executive Director
Until 2009, he was chairman and chief executive officer of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF). Prior to joining IFF in 2006, he spent over 25 years at International Paper in a succession of roles culminating in his appointment as president and member of the board. He was also a director of Wyeth, the US pharmaceutical and healthcare company, until its acquisition by Pfizer in October 2009. He is a non-executive director of New Page Corporation, a US manufacturer of coated papers, and currently serves as an executive-in-residence at Columbia Business School.
Maureen Kempston Darkes
Non-executive Director
She joined General Motors Corporation in 1975 and held a number of progressively senior roles during her time with the business, culminating in her appointment as group vice-president for General Motors\' Latin America, Africa and Middle East operations. She retired from General Motors in 2009. She has a portfolio of non-executive directorships including Brookfield Asset Management, Canadian National Railways, Enbridge Inc and Irving Oil Company. She is a member of the Canadian Government\'s Science, Technology and Innovation Council.
Stuart Doughty
Non-executive Director
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.
Iain Ferguson CBE
Senior Independent Director
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.
Graham Roberts
Non-executive Director
He is chief executive of Assura Group, a UK primary healthcare property company and was formerly finance director of The British Land Company between 2002 and 2011. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Andersen, latterly as a partner specialising in the real estate and government services sectors. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.