{"id":489522,"date":"2023-11-13T12:34:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=489522"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:34:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:34:56","slug":"skanska-director-leaves-suddenly-after-28-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contractors\/skanska\/skanska-director-leaves-suddenly-after-28-years-13-11-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Skanska director leaves suddenly after 28 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skanska stalwart Steve Holbrook has left the firm with immediate effect after almost three decades of service.<\/p>\n<p>Holbrook joined the Swedish-owned construction firm in 1995, initially as a sponsored student midway through his undergraduate studies at Loughborough University.<\/p>\n<p>He rose through the ranks to become managing director of Skanska Building five years ago, when the unit was created as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/sections\/contractors\/skanska\/skanska-uk-cuts-jobs-in-divisional-restructure-02-03-2018\/\">part of a major restructure of the global business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now Holbrook has departed suddenly from the contractor, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/sections\/contractors\/skanska\/skanskas-profit-and-turnover-soar-15-08-2023\/\">grew turnover to \u00a31.4bn last year<\/a> and was ranked 13th biggest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/cn100-2023-back-in-the-driving-seat-21-09-2023\/\">the UK in the latest CN100<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former managing director of cementation Terry Muckian has been appointed as replacement managing director of the building unit, with Andy Entwistle stepping into Muckian\u2019s previous role.<\/p>\n<p>Skanska said in a statement: \u201cAfter 28 years of service, Steve Holbrook is leaving Skanska. Steve has made a significant contribution to the company over many years. We all wish him the very best for his future endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re pleased to confirm that Terry Muckian has been appointed as managing director of building. He brings a wealth of experience in operational and commercial leadership, combined with a strong customer focus across both public and private sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy Entwistle has been appointed as managing director for cementation and will join our senior management team. Andy brings a great breadth of experience to the role as well as having many strong customer relationships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll changes are made with immediate effect and will have no impact on project delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skanska <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/construction-league-tables\/data-centre-job-propels-skanksa-to-top-of-league-03-11-2023\/\">topped October\u2019s contractor league table<\/a> with a single contract win \u2013 a \u00a3158m data-centre fit-out job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skanska stalwart Steve Holbrook has left the firm with immediate effect after almost three decades of service. Holbrook joined the Swedish-owned construction firm in 1995, initially as a sponsored student midway through his undergraduate studies at Loughborough University. 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