Chair of the Nomination Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee
Alison joined the Board as Non-executive Director with effect from 1 April 2022 and was appointed Chair of the Board and Chair of the Nomination Committee on 21 September 2023. Alison has extensive experience from previous roles including Group Strategic Director at BAE Systems, Global Director of Strategy and Corporate Development at National Grid PLC. Alison is a Senior Non-executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Oxford Instruments PLC and a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at TT Electronics PLC.
Executive Director and member of the Executive Board
Bill Hocking was appointed to Galliford Try’s Board as Chief Executive on 3 January 2020 following the sale of the Group’s housing businesses. Prior to that, Bill was Chief Executive of Construction & Investments from 1 August 2016, having joined Galliford Try as Managing Director of Construction in September 2015. He joined the Group from Skanska UK plc, where he held the position of Executive Vice President on the Executive Management Team of Skanska UK from 2008, having initially joined the company in 1990.
Kris was appointed to the Board on 2 September 2024. Kris is a senior finance professional with significant experience in listed B2B environments and acquisitions, having held a number of finance roles with Rentokil Initial plc, a FTSE 50 global company, including that of Group Financial Controller since 2020, and prior to that more than seven years as Divisional Finance Director of the UK operations. Before joining Rentokil Initial plc, Kris spent eight years at Ford Motor company in a range of senior roles. Kris is a prize-winning chartered accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees
Marisa Cassoni was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2018.
Marisa is a chartered accountant with more than 40 years’ experience as a finance professional. Her previous roles include Group Finance Director of the John Lewis Partnership, Royal Mail Group, Britannic Assurance Group and Prudential UK Group. Marisa has more than 20 years’ experience as an Executive Board member. Marisa was also formerly a Non-executive Director of Skipton Building Society, Ei Group plc and AO World plc.
Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit and Nomination committees.
Sally joined the Board as Non-executive Director on 1 May 2022 and became Chair of the Group's Employee Forum on 1 June 2023. She has extensive experience from roles including the law firm Simmons and Simmons and Goldman Sachs International as Partner and Head of Human Capital Management. Sally also sat on the board of Goldman Sachs International and was a Non-executive Director of the Royal Air Force. Sally is a Non-executive Director of Cambridge University Press and Assessment and Evelyn Partners.
Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination committees.
Michael was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2023.
Michael is the Chief Executive Officer of Biffa Ltd. He joined Biffa in 2010 and was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2013. In 2018, he became Chief Executive of Biffa. Michael has over 25 years of executive management experience and is a Chartered Accountant and Director of the Environmental Services Association (ESA).
Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination committees.
Kevin Boyd joined the Board of Galliford Try Holdings with effect from 1 March 2024. Kevin is Chair of Genuit Group plc and a Non-executive Director and the Audit Committee Chair of Bodycote plc. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of the global engineering group Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc. Kevin is also a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Member of the Executive Board
Kevin Corbett joined the Executive Board of Galliford Try on 1 February 2012 and was appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary on 1 March 2012. Kevin was previously Chief Counsel Global for AECOM. He is a Non Executive Director of both CIC (Construction Industry Council) and the construction charity CRASH, where he is also a Trustee. Kevin is a solicitor and chartered civil and structural engineer.
Member of the Executive Board
Ian Jubb was appointed to the Executive Board of Galliford Try on 3 January 2020. He joined the Group as Managing Director for the North and Scotland Building Division on the acquisition of Miller Construction in July 2014, subsequently taking responsibility for all Building operations in May 2019. He has more than 37 years’ experience in the construction industry, with the last 20 including senior positions with Miller Construction and Taylor Woodrow.
Member of the Executive Board
Vikki Skene joined the Executive Board of Galliford Try on 3 January 2020, having initially joined the Group in June 2016 as HR Director of its Construction & Investments business. She has more than 20 years’ experience in both construction and HR and was previously UK Employee Relations Director at Balfour Beatty, where she held a number of senior HR roles.
Member of the Executive Board
Mark Baxter was appointed to the Executive Board of Galliford Try on 3 January 2020. He joined the Group in February 2014 from Miller Construction, taking on responsibility for the Group’s Investments Division. In March 2018, Mark additionally took on responsibility for the FM Division and, in 2019, the specialist businesses Rock and Alluvium and Oak Dry Lining. With more than 20 years of industry and PPP experience, he has held a number of senior roles including Director for all PPP activities at Miller Construction.
Member of the Executive Board
David Lowery was appointed to the Executive Board of Galliford Try on 1 July 2024. He joined Galliford Try as Operations Director for the then Highways business, before becoming Managing Director for the business unit in 2021, and then Divisional Managing Director for the Infrastructure business in 2024.
David is a chartered construction professional and has nearly 25 years’ experience in the civil engineering and construction industry, operating throughout the UK and overseas during an extensive multi-sector career. He has previously worked as Executive Director of Eiffage in the UK and as Director for the Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam joint venture on HS2.
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