{"id":67025,"date":"2019-11-08T10:38:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T10:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=67025"},"modified":"2019-11-08T10:38:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T10:38:39","slug":"laing-orourke-boss-joins-kier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/laing-orourke-boss-joins-kier\/67025\/","title":{"rendered":"Laing O\u2019Rourke boss joins Kier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kier Group<\/a>\u00a0has appointed Liam Cummins as group managing director of Kier Construction, he will succeed Peter Young who will be leaving the company<\/h2>\n

Liam Cummins has spent the past 16 years with Laing O\u2019Rourke<\/a>, most recently leading its UK building division. He also has a wealth of experience in leading high profile projects to both public and private sector clients across the UK.<\/p>\n

As a quantity surveyor graduate, Cummins started his career at Serco before being appointed as managing director of the Asset Services business at John Mowlem and joining Laing O\u2019Rourke in 2004.<\/p>\n

He has spent time as a director, leading businesses in both Australia and the Middle East, as well as in his current UK focused role.<\/p>\n

He joins Kier as group managing director to lead its construction business delivering key projects including the P2 building at Kings Cross, the new home for US Air Force F-35 Fighter Jet at RAF Lakenheath<\/a> and the Braintree town centre redevelopment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Andrew Davies, Kier chief executive, said: \u201cI\u2019d like to welcome Liam to the Group. He brings with him extensive experience across the UK construction landscape and I look forward to him working with our senior management teams to drive growth and nurture the long-term client relationships and excellent customer service that our Construction business offers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liam Cummins added: \u201c\u2018I am delighted to be joining one of the industry\u2019s leading construction services companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Kier business has great talent with a strong national reach and local capability.\u00a0 I look forward to playing an active leadership role in the business\u2019s next phase of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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