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Former Mabey group chief executive Juliette Stacey is set to join Willmott Dixon’s board in the New Year. Stacey, who left Mabey in 2019 after it downsized following the sale of a number of subsidiaries, was named as a new non-executive director on the contractor’s board. She is set to…

Permasteelisa has hired Kier’s former managing director as its new boss. Liam Cummins was MD of Kier Construction before announcing last month that he was stepping down to join an unnamed contractor as its chief executive. He will start at the Italy-headquartered multinational envelope specialist on 23 January. Cummins worked…

Housebuilder MJ Gleeson has appointed Guy Gusterson as managing director of its land promotion division. Gusterson has 25 years’ experience in the sector, including 16 at St Modwen, where he served as a member of the executive committee and latterly as managing director for strategic land and regeneration. In that…

Paul David Munnelly has been appointed as chief operating officer of Munnelly Group. The Harrow-based company provides support services to the construction and infrastructure sectors, including recruitment, security and third-party payment. The firm has grown through recent acquisitions of worksite-management software provider MacRail and Severn Partnership, a geospatial surveying business.…

Andy Milner will return to Amey as chief executive, three years after he left the job. Milner will lead the firm under its new ownership, after private equity firms Buckthorn and One Equity Partners (OEP) bought Amey from Ferrovial for £400m in October. A statement from Buckthorn said Milner had…

Clarison Group has appointed Aidan Williamson as its new chief executive. Williamson, who was promoted from his post as group financial officer, succeeds Mark Oliver, who is stepping down after two years in the role. The Anglo-Irish firm, which specialises in building envelopes and architectural glazing, was launched in February…

Former Wates boss David Allen (pictured) has joined Mace as the contractor’s chief financial officer. Allen’s appointment comes five months after he stepped down as Wates’ chief executive, having joined his former employer as CFO in 2016 before becoming CEO in 2018. Previously, he held roles as finance director of…

Louise Hardy has joined the board of builders merchant Travis Perkins, adding this to a string of non-executive directorships in the industry. These include Crest Nicholson Holdings, Severfield and Balfour Beatty. Hardy is also chair of Oriel, the joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL and Moorfields Eye Charity for…

Amey chief executive Amanda Fisher has announced that she will leave the company when its sale to private equity investors has been completed. Promoted to the top job in late 2019, Fisher is credited by the contractor as turning its fortunes around and preparing the ground for the £400m acquisition.…

Laing O’Rourke has appointed electric-car engineer Chetan Kotur as its new head of technology and innovation in Europe. Kotur joins the company from Polestar, the electric performance car brand, where he was head of products for the Asia Pacific region. In 2018, he was named Young Engineer of the Year…