12 September 2024
Kier Group
plc
Directorate
changes
Kier Group plc ('Kier') announces
that Justin Atkinson will retire from the Kier Board as Senior
Independent Director and a Non-Executive Director on 30 September
2024. Chris Browne OBE, who joined Kier as a Non-Executive
Director in September 2022, will be appointed as the Senior
Independent Director with effect from 1 October 2024. In addition,
Stuart Togwell, Group Managing Director of Kier's Construction
business, will be appointed to the Board as an Executive Director
with effect from 1 October 2024.
Stuart has been in the construction
and development sector for over 37 years. He is a chartered
surveyor who began his career as an apprentice surveyor with Wates
Group, where he worked until 2019. Thereafter, he joined Kier's
Executive Committee as the Group Commercial Director. He became the
Group Managing Director of the Construction business in December
2022.
Matthew Lester, Chairman of Kier
said: "I would like to thank Justin for his nine years of service
to Kier, initially as a Non-Executive Director and more recently as
Senior Independent Director. Justin has made a significant
contribution to Kier. He has provided excellent advice to me and
the Board and played an important role in Kier's successful
turnaround. I wish him well in the future."
"We are
delighted to have Chris succeed Justin. With her senior leadership background across a number of
companies, Chris has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience
to the Board. As an experienced non-executive director, Chris is
well equipped to take on the additional responsibilities of the
Senior Independent Director role."
"With the retirement of Justin, the
Board would like to replace the deep knowledge and experience of
the construction sector that he brought. In recognition of Stuart's
significant strategic and operational delivery experience in the
construction sector, and his insights into UK government as it
plans future infrastructure investment, the Board believes that
having this direct insight will enhance our understanding of their
priorities and our strategic decision making."
No information is required to be
disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 6.4.8R in respect of Stuart's
appointment.
The Company's Legal Entity Identifier
("LEI") is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.
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Investor Relations
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Kier press office
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+44 (0)1767 355 096
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Richard Mountain, FTI
Consulting
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+44 (0)203 727 1340
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About Kier
Kier is a
leading UK infrastructure services, construction and
property group.
We provide specialist design and
build capabilities and the knowledge, skills and intellectual
capital of our people ensure we are able to project manage and
integrate all aspects of a project.
We take pride in bringing specialist
knowledge, sector-leading experience and fresh thinking to create
workable solutions for our clients across the country.
Together, we have the scale and
breadth of skills of a major company, while retaining a local focus
and pride that comes from never being far from our clients, through
a network of offices spanning
across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland.
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