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Willmott Dixon has appointed James Mackenzie as its new chief financial officer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mackenzie (pictured), who has previously held senior positions at Balfour Beatty, Berkeley Group and Kier, will also join Willmott Dixon\u2019s main board. <\/span><\/p>\n

He previously held the CFO post at Willmott Dixon\u2019s joint-venture partnership with EcoWorld London for six years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Willmott Dixon chief executive Graham Dundas said: \u201cThe main board and I already know him [Mackenzie] well from his previous role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe is closely aligned with our culture, values and ethos, and brings a lot of existing knowledge of Willmott Dixon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJames\u2019 breadth of experience will neatly complement our main board and we are really looking forward to working with him to deliver our future growth plans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Willmott Dixon is the main contractor<\/span> on an ambitious regeneration project<\/span><\/a>, Rail Heritage Quarter, as featured in a Construction News<\/em> project report last month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project in the North East of England is expected to be ready to open by September 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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