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Costain has named a Conservative peer as its new chair. Baroness Kate Rock will replace Paul Golby as chair on 1 December, after the group announced his intention to step down in March this year. Since 2020, Baroness Rock has occupied the role of senior independent director at geotechnical specialist…

Morgan Sindall’s development arm, Muse, has appointed a former Landsec director as its new finance head. Rosalind Futter worked at Landsec in a variety of finance roles for more than a decade - most recently serving as group finance director. Prior to working in construction, she worked at firms including…

A new rail minister has taken office, as prime minister Liz Truss continues to shape her administration. MP for Torbay, Kevin Foster (pictured), was appointed as minister of state for transport – a junior ministerial role that includes the rail portfolio. He replaces Wendy Morton, who was rail minister for…

TfL commissioner Andy Byford has announced he will step down from his role at the end of October. Byford said he decided to leave the organisation after he met “two clear priorities” set at the beginning of his tenure in June 2020: opening the Elizabeth line, and leading TfL out…

Balfour Beatty has appointed Peter Mumford as managing director of its regional civils business in England and Wales. He joins from National Highways, where he spent five years. He was executive director of major projects and capital portfolio management at the roads body, and previously worked at Aecom and HKA,…

Developer HB Reavis has appointed its UK chief executive to its international executive team. Steven Skinner will take his place at the group executive management team, and will oversee projects in the UK, Germany and Poland. He will retain his role as UK chief executive. Skinner joined HB Reavis in…

Tilbury Douglas has made a number of changes to its teams across the UK. Paul Ellenor has been named as the group’s regional director for Yorkshire and the North East, having started as an apprentice 35 years ago. Already leading the Yorkshire team, Ellenor will now run operations in the…

Osborne has appointed Peter Duff as its new group finance director. Duff was formerly the Europe finance director for Laing O’Rourke, and served in the same position for the group’s UK business before that. A chartered accountant by training, Duff worked as a regional chief financial officer for Balfour Beatty…

HS2 chief financial officer Michael Bradley has left after being picked up by a huge retail giant. Bradley, who joined the mega-rail project back in 2018, had been in charge of helping the group’s supply chain to deliver on budget and to schedule. But a spokesperson for HS2 confirmed to…

Mace's chief financial officer Richard Bienfait has left. Bienfait had held the executive position since January 2020, when he joined the contractor. Before that, he had served as the chief executive of the student accommodation provider University Partnerships Programme. Mace confirmed in a statement that Bienfait had resigned from the…