Kier has slimmed down from five divisions to three and appointed a chief operating officer as part of a raft of changes under the new regime.
Stuart Togwell, who succeeded Andrew Davies as chief executive of Kier Group in November, is starting the year with a re-shaped top team.
Louisa Finlay, currently chief people officer, is now chief operating officer, with responsibility for Kier鈥檚 adoption for digital technology in addition to her previous responsibility for health, safety & wellbeing and sustainability.
Joe Incutti, previously group managing director for Kier Transportation, is now group managing director for Kier Infrastructure, combining the previous Transportation, Natural Resources and Nuclear & Networks divisions into a single division.
Martin Staehr has joined Kier from Laing O鈥橰ourke this month as group managing director for Kier 色猫直播, taking Togwell鈥檚 old job.
James Askew, interim group managing director of construction, also joins the executive committee on a permanent basis as group commercial director, responsible for procurement, pre-construction and business development.
And there is as new new chief financial officer, with the arrival of Tom Hinton, recently of Wincanton.
Continuing on the executive committee under the new chief executive are Kier Property group managing director Leigh Thomas and corporate affairs director Sophie Timms.
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Togwell said: 鈥淭his is a hugely exciting time for Kier. Today鈥檚 announcements mean we start 2026 set up in the best way to support our growth ambitions and deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers.
鈥淏ringing together our Transportation and Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks is a natural next step for us as a group, and creates a clear market-facing infrastructure powerhouse that combines the expertise across these two divisions and strengthens our ability to serve our customers.
鈥淚鈥檓 also proud to see the executive committee shaped and ready for 2026, through welcoming new faces and moving senior leaders into roles where they can drive further high performance. This team represents stability and strength and, together with the wider business, we are ready to achieve great things this year and beyond.鈥�
Kier is scheduled to issue a trading update on 20th January and its interim results on 3rd 听惭补谤肠丑.
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