Balfour Beatty has appointed three new sector leads to focus on the UK’s “critical” growth areas.
The UK’s biggest contractor announced sector leads for the energy, defence and transportation sectors yesterday (10 February), weeks after its chief executive praised the UK government for its investment plans.
Balfour Beatty chief executive Leo Quinn said the three appointments would allow it to “further strengthen our ability to leverage our unique capability in critical UK growth markets”. The new directors will all report directly to Quinn.
Steve Tarr was appointed as group sector lead for UK energy, and will focus on the firm’s investment in the hydrogen, carbon capture, nuclear and offshore wind sectors. He will also lead Balfour Beatty’s projects on the UK electricity grid and small modular reactors.
Tarr is also divisional chief executive for Balfour Beatty’s power transmission, rail and Kilpatrick mechanical and electrical businesses.
He has been with the firm since 1983.
Nick Crossfield has been named as group sector lead for UK defence with overall responsibility for the group’s activities in this “evolving and critical market”, the firm announced in a statement.
Crossfield is currently divisional chief executive at Balfour Beatty’s regional businesses for Scotland, buildings and civils. He also leads the group’s asset and technology solutions businesses, as well as Balfour Beatty Living Places and Balfour Beatty Homes.
He only joined the firm last November, having previously served for nine years as managing director of Alstom UK & Ireland.
Balfour Beatty also named Phil Clifton as its group sector lead for the UK transport sector, except for HS2. He will join the group executive committee in his new capacity.
Clifton has been with the firm since 1997 and is also the divisional chief executive of Balfour Beatty’s major projects, highways and ground engineering businesses.
In a statement, Quinn said: “These leadership appointments further strengthen our ability to leverage our unique capability in critical UK growth markets, and build on Balfour Beatty’s leadership capability at a time of exciting growth for the group.”
