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A commercial director at Costain has become the first black president of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES). Batsetswe Motsumi succeeds Andrew Evans, who had been in the role for the previous 18 months. Motsumi has been a member of the body’s council of management for several years…

Bouygues’ UK chief executive Rob Bradley is retiring from the company as the firm restructures its UK operations. He will be succeeded by Fabienne Viala, who will also continue her roles as chair and UK country director for Bouygues Construction. Bouygues UK will be restructured into three units, including two…

Build UK has named Julie White as its new chair. White, the owner and managing director of D-Drill & Sawing, succeeds former ISG chief executive Paul Cossell, who stands down after less than two years. Cossell took over from former Osborne chief executive Andy Steele. White has run D-Drill &…

More than 15 senior members of the former Buckingham Group have joined Strabag's growing UK business to establish a new building unit. Buckingham collapsed into administration earlier this month, resulting in the redundancy of about 500 staff. Kier saved 180 jobs after buying the company’s rail business for £9.6m. The…

Mace deputy chairman Mark Holmes will step down from the contractor’s executive board in December. Holmes was appointed as deputy chairman in 2020, having previously led Mace’s property consultancy arm. He said: “It has been a privilege to play my part in the development of this great company. “Loyalty is…

Mace has appointed David Glennon as its new group head of digital engineering. He joins from Riyadh-based developer Red Sea Global, where he led the firm’s digital delivery strategy. He previously held senior digital delivery roles at Arcadis and Aecom and has more than 25 years’ experience in the construction…

John Sisk & Son has appointed Steven McGee to the newly expanded role of chief operating officer (COO) for Ireland and the UK. McGee joined Sisk in June 2022 as COO for Ireland, following five years at ISG as managing director. He said in a statement: “I welcome the challenge…

A fast-growing offsite specialist firm has appointed a Mace director as its new chief operating officer. Shaun Tate has joined Reds10 after 17 years as a director at Mace, where his work included launching and running a business unit for offsite pre-manufacture and assembly. Tate has 35 years’ experience in…

Former Interserve chief executive Debbie White has been named as new chair of The Co-operative Group. The member-owned food retailer, insurer, funeral provider and legal services business announced that White will join as a non-executive director next month, before taking over the role of chair in February 2024. White led…

High Speed 2 (HS2) has yet another problem to contend with after its long-time chief executive Mark Thurston announced his departure. Thurston will leave HS2 Ltd in the autumn, when chairman Jon Thompson – who joined the mega-project in 2021 – will step up as interim chief executive. The resignation…