Commenting on the appointments, he said: “Yaver, Alasdair and Michael will provide Halcrow’s board with the additional experience we need to help us deal with the many challenges we face as we work towards the achievement of Halcrow’s long-term goals. Each one will bring a fresh perspective to the company’s senior management team”
He continues: “Their appointments are a central feature of the board’s succession plan. With a number of current members reaching retirement age in the next 12 to 24 months, our intention is to have an appropriate period of overlap between new and retiring directors in order to ensure continuity, and to minimise disruption to the running of the business.
“Our aim is to have a board which becomes similar in size to the present one, but which has benefitted from a blend of fresh thinking and experience.”
The board of Halcrow Holdings Limited, operating as ‘Halcrow’ comprises:
• Tony Pryor – non-executive chairman;
• Peter Gammie – chief executive;
• Les Buck – technical development and delivery;
• Neil Holt – business improvement and corporate reputation;
• David Kerr – strategy development and implementation;
• Alan Saffer – group finance director;
• Yaver Abidi group development director (new member);
• Alasdair Coates – managing director, transportation (new member);
• Michael Della Rocca – president and regional managing director, North America (new member);
• John Theakston – non executive director
For the foreseeable future, Yaver, Alasdair and Michael, while taking on the responsibilities of group board directors, will also be continuing with their current roles and responsibilities.
