MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- National Frameworks Director
Iain Kent - Chief Commercial Officer
Keith Trodd - Chief Commercial Officer
Keith joined the business in 2015 as Commercial Director for the South region and was appointed to a national role in January 2020.
Keith has spent much of his career in commercial roles in the Construction sector, including those at tier one contractors. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
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Martin started his career as a mechanical engineer, moving into a safety, health and environment role soon after completing his apprenticeship. He joined the business in 2001. His experience across the Morgan Sindall group of companies ranges from special works to major projects and design, predominantly in the UK, but with a period of time spent working in mainland Europe. Martin is NEBOSH qualified and oversees the management of health, safety and environment for the Construction business, championing Morgan Sindall Construction's 100% Safe strategy. With a detailed knowledge of legislation, guidance and industry best practice, he also helps support and develop initiatives within the wider Construction Industry, most notably as Vice Chair of the Construction Health & Safety Group and as an active member of a number of industry-led mental health forums.
Job Titles:
- Director of Learning & Development
Nicola leads our learning and development and early careers activities across the business, supporting our people at all levels to develop the skills and experience they need to help us deliver exceptional experiences for our customers.
Nicola joined the business in January 2020 with over 25 years industry experience, and has a track record of achieving results by understanding and aligning the people strategy with the needs of the business, and providing practical solutions. She is passionate about helping organisations and individuals to achieve their very best.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Finance Director
Oliver is a Chartered Accountant with over twenty years' experience in finance and operational roles across a number of industries, most recently as Finance Director for RMD Kwikform. Prior to this he held senior Finance roles with Aggregate Industries and Compass Group in the UK & Ireland.
Pat Boyle - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Building
Pat leads Morgan Sindall Construction, a division of Morgan Sindall Group plc. He joined the business in 2014 having spent a number of years in senior leadership roles at tier one contractors.
What we deliver for our customers is about much more than just the buildings we create, with a focus on doing business responsibly and enhancing the communities in which people live, learn, work, play, care and protect. Pat champions this purpose, and drives the business to achieve its vision of being the most sought-after and sustainable business in our industry.
Pat is also personally very passionate about having a business in which our people can be themselves and fulfil their potential, and he continues to promote an inclusive culture which encourages diversity and embraces difference.
Pat is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and is involved in several programmes to support not only sustainable growth in the construction industry, but those with a particular focus on the people behind the projects. He is a Trustee of the Pagabo Foundation, which raises awareness of mental health and wellbeing for those working in construction.
Peter was appointed to his current role as managing director for the East business unit in 2019. It is in fact the second time he has joined the business, having joined Amec in 2004 which later became part of Morgan Sindall Group. He initially ran the Ipswich office, focusing on major projects in the East before relocating in 2010 to become regional managing director of the Southern business. Peter has also held senior positions at other tier one contractors, leading construction businesses in their Eastern and Southern divisions.
Sarah leads our people agenda, the wider HR function, and our approach to resourcing, employee engagement, and reward. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and an experienced HR professional, who joined the business in 2006. During Sarah's time with the business, she has worked across both our Construction and Infrastructure businesses and since 2019 has led the Construction HR strategy. Prior to joining the business, Sarah worked for another tier 1 contractor for a number of years, having spent her early career in the Financial Services sector.
Sarah is passionate about supporting the business in fostering an inclusive culture, where people can be themselves and fulfil their potential. She works closely with the business unit management teams to develop and embed forward thinking approaches to how we engage, support and manage our people.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - Central & West
Starting his career as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Sean joined the team in 2016 from another tier one contractor where he held managing director roles for the Central and Northern Home Counties regions.
Sean leads the Morgan Sindall Construction Central & West business unit, which covers projects from the Midlands, Thames Valley, through to Wales and throughout the South West of the UK. Sean's operational and commercial experience, across a broad range of sectors in construction and development, lends itself to the large geographical nature of his business unit, where he is able to effectively adopt the Morgan Sindall Group decentralised philosophy to understand the nuances of the construction market at a local level.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - London & Home Counties
Sean has more than 25 years' construction experience, beginning as a chartered MSc-qualified quantity surveyor. His career has seen him develop specific emphasis on key account management in both the public and private sectors.
Sean's leadership experience gained at a tier one contractor and framework director level, working in the London and South East, notably on large scale projects such as the King's Cross regeneration development, means he is well-versed in the diverse requirements of the construction market in his business unit, from the northern and southern home counties to Central London.
Simon Arnott - Chief Procurement Officer
Job Titles:
- Head of Procurement
- Managing Director - North
Simon joined the business in 2014 as head of procurement for Morgan Sindall Group plc, and later became the procurement & supply chain director for Construction, as well as leading the HR, learning and development and communications teams prior to taking on his current role as managing director.
Simon has spent his career working in increasingly senior procurement, supply chain and general management roles in tier one construction companies and large businesses such as Rolls-Royce plc and Royal Mail Group.
Job Titles:
- Business Improvement Director
Steffan joined the business in 2007 and has held a variety of roles within construction industry including commercial and project management.
Through the experience of delivering projects as commercial, project and preconstruction lead Steffan has gained invaluable experience to help our teams and customers successfully deliver our projects in an efficient manner.
Within his role Steffan is responsible for developing change strategies across our operations to help improve the performance of the construction division.
Steffan has a passion for delivering quality, implementing technology and manufacturing principles to help improve operational efficiency across construction.
Job Titles:
- Director of Legal Services
Steven leads the Legal Services Function which provides strategic support and advice on legal, risk, compliance and related issues to the Construction division. With over 25 years' experience in the construction industry, initially in various technical roles before qualifying as a construction lawyer in 2005, Steven's industry experience across a number of sectors enables pragmatic solutions to be found, ensuring success for the business and all project stakeholders.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - Scotland
A civil and structural engineer by training, Stuart joined the business in 2009, working for our BakerHicks division as business development director with operational responsibility for Scotland. In 2015 Stuart became business development director for Morgan Sindall Construction's Scotland business, earning promotion to the managing director role in 2017.
Job Titles:
- Director of Social Value & Sustainability
Tim's role is to make a positive difference on climate change and the wider ecological crisis by changing the way projects are designed and built, empowering teams to realise customers' sustainability aspirations. In addition, he leads the social value activities across the business to support our customers to achieve long-term social value in their communities.
With a background in design management, he studied Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment at the University of Cambridge, with a focus on the empirical and sociological aspects of the whole life carbon footprint of buildings.
Tim also sits on the carbon and energy action panel for Morgan Sindall Group, and has been instrumental in creating CarboniCa, Morgan Sindall's whole life carbon assessment tool for construction projects.
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