People Moves

Graham Prothero will step down from the board of building product firm Marshalls at the company’s 2026 annual general meeting after nine years as a non-executive director. Chartered accountant Prothero, chief executive of housebuilder MJ Gleeson , currently serves as Marshalls’ senior independent director and chairs its audit committee. He…

Paul Brown is set to become the new chair of Build UK following his nomination by the industry body’s board. Brown, currently vice-chair of Build UK and chief executive of contractor John Sisk & Son, will succeed outgoing chair Julie White after the annual general meeting on 23 September. He…

Alasdair Reisner has left his role as chief executive of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) after 11 years, joining Mace as advisory director. He announced his new role at the tier one contractor on LinkedIn, almost two weeks after leaving CECA. Construction News understands that his responsibilities are being…

Technology is changing. And so is Construction News. Our editorial team has been using artificial intelligence (AI) behind the scenes for some time now to summarise long reports and data as part of our research process, as well as produce some illustrations. But we have not used it to produce…

The departure of Severfield’s chief executive and Ibstock appointing a new chair were the main people stories in construction this week.   Severfield steeled for change On Wednesday (26 March), Severfield, the UK’s largest steel contractor, announced that its boss Alan Dunsmore will leave after seven years at the helm. …

Severfield chief executive Alan Dunsmore is to step down, the firm announced today, less than a month after the firm issued a profit warning. The UK’s largest steel contractor said that Dunsmore would leave the firm by mutual consent with the board after 15 years at the end of June.…

A senior appointment at a major civils contractor and a new regeneration role for a former Crown Estate director were the main recruitment stories this week. Costain announced the appointment of Alistair Geddes as its rail sector director on Monday (17 March). The contractor said that Geddes – who is…

A senior appointment at a major contractor and a new position for a former ISG director were the most notable people moves in construction this week. Mosey on up On 10 March, Wates named George Mosey as its new operations director for construction. He will work with the senior team…

One announcement above all others dominated this week’s people moves in construction. On Wednesday (5 March), the UK’s biggest contractor Balfour Beatty revealed that Leo Quinn was stepping down as chief executive after 10 years in the role. He will be succeeded by AtkinsRéalis chief operating officer Philip Hoare from…

Leo Quinn is to step down from his role as Balfour Beatty’s chief executive after 10 years at the helm. The UK’s largest contractor has announced that Quinn will be succeeded by Philip Hoare, chief operating officer at AtkinsRéalis, in September. Quinn will continue in an advisory capacity for several…