Last checked at 16 Aug 2019 07:00
16th August 2019
Severfield plc
('the Company' or 'the Group')
Directorate Change
Appointment of Louise Hardy as Non-Executive Director
Severfield plc, the market leading structural steel group, announces the appointment of Louise Hardy as Non-Executive Director with effect from 4th September 2019. She will serve on the Company's Remuneration, Nomination and Audit committees.
Louise is currently a Non-Executive Director at Polypipe Group plc, Crest Nicholson Holdings plc and Sirius Minerals plc. She is also a Non-Executive Director at Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, a corporation set up by the Government to deliver a new Garden City in north Kent.
As an Executive Director, Louise was the European Project Excellence Director at AECOM, responsible for project management across a portfolio of 10,000 projects. Between 2006 and 2013, Louise was a Director at Laing O'Rourke, the largest privately-owned construction company in the UK. At Laing O'Rourke she worked within the CLM as the Delivery Partner to the Olympic Delivery Authority for the London 2012 Olympics. Prior to this Louise worked at Bechtel Ltd as a Project Director and Manager and worked for London Underground Ltd on the Jubilee Line Extension Project.
Louise is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Chartered Management Institute and the Women's Engineering Society. She is a Director of the North West Cambridge Development. Louise was recently announced as the Winner of the European Women in Construction and Engineering, Lifetime Achievement in Construction award, 2019
John Dodds, Non-Executive Chairman, commented:
"We are pleased to welcome Louise to the Board of Severfield. She brings with her a wealth of relevant experience in the delivery of complex infrastructure projects and experience as a Non-Executive Director of other publicly listed companies. Her work in the UK construction sector and major project development will be highly beneficial to Severfield as we continue to build on the considerable positive momentum within the business."
ENDS
There is no additional information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph LR9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.
For further information, please contact:
Severfield | Alan Dunsmore Chief Executive Officer
| 01845 577 896 |
Adam Semple Group Finance Director
| 01845 577 896 | |
Jefferies International | Simon Hardy | 020 7029 8000 |
Will Soutar
| 020 7029 8000 | |
Camarco | Ginny Pulbrook | 020 3757 4980 |
Tom Huddart | 020 3757 4980 | |
Monique Perks | 020 3757 4980 |
Notes to editors:
Severfield is the UK's market leader in the design, fabrication and construction of structural steel, with a total capacity of c.150,000 tonnes of steel per annum. The Group has four sites, c.1,200 employees and expertise in large, complex projects across a broad range of sectors. The Group also has an established presence in the developing Indian market through its joint venture partnership with JSW Steel (India's largest steel producer).