About Us

Management

Board of Directors

Ian Tyler

Age 47. A chartered accountant. A Director since 1999, he became Chief Executive in January 2005, having been Chief Operating Officer since 2002 and prior to that, Finance Director. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1996 from the Hanson Group where he was finance director of ARC Ltd, one of its principal subsidiaries. He is currently president of Construction Industry Relief, Assistance and Support for the Homeless Ltd, the construction and property industry charity for the homeless.

Anthony Rabin

Age 52. A chartered accountant and a barrister. A Director since 2002, he is also responsible for the Group’s Investments business, having previously been managing director of Balfour Beatty Capital. Prior to joining Balfour Beatty, he was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand and before that, a senior assistant director at Morgan Grenfell.

Peter Zinkin

Age 54. Joined the Group in 1981 and became Planning and Development Director in 1991 after a series of senior positions in the finance function. Previously, he worked at the London Business School and UMIST.

Duncan Magrath

Age 43. A chartered accountant and a graduate engineer. Joined Balfour Beatty as Deputy Finance Director from Exel plc, where he was director of investor relations and financial strategy, following a number of senior financial roles in the UK and US.

Non-Executive Directors

Sir David John KCMG

Age 69. Appointed a Director in 2000 and became Chairman in 2003. He is chairman of Premier Oil plc and The BSI Group, and a past non-executive chairman of The BOC Group plc. Formerly a director of Inchcape plc, he is a member of the CBI’s International Advisory Board.

Robert Walvis

Age 61. Appointed a Director in 2001. Previously with the Royal Dutch Shell Group, latterly as chairman of the Global Corporate Centre of the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies. He is a non-executive director of Johnson Matthey plc and British Energy plc, and chairman of the supervisory board of Allianz Nederland Groep NV. He is the senior independent Director.

Hans Christoph von Rohr

Age 69. Appointed a Director in 2003. He is a partner of the international law firm TaylorWessing, a member of the Advisory Council of Deutsche Bank AG, a member and past chairman of the supervisory board of the Industrial Investment Council, a member of the supervisory board of SWB AG, and a member of the board of trustees of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. He is also chairman of the German Institute for Market Economy and Competition. Previously, he was chief executive officer of the German manufacturing group, Klöckner-Werke AG.

Gordon Sage

Age 61. Appointed a Director in 2003. A chemical engineer, he is a nonexecutive director of Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc. Between 1970 and 2001 he held a series of increasingly senior positions in Rio Tinto plc, finally as executive director responsible for its industrial minerals and diamonds businesses.

Steven Marshall

Age 51. Appointed a Director in 2005 and chairman of audit committee from January 2006. Currently also chairman of Delta plc and a non-executive director of Southern Water. He is also a former chairman at both Queens’ Moat Houses plc and at Torex Retail plc. He was chief executive of Thorn plc and of Railtrack Group plc, having also served as group finance director at each company. His earlier career included a wide range of corporate and operational roles at Grand Metropolitan plc, Black & Decker and BOC. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Mike Donovan

Age 54. Appointed a Director in 2006. He has an engineering background and was most recently chief operating officer of Marconi plc from 2001 to 2005. Prior to that he was chief executive officer of Marconi Systems and was previously responsible for managing major divisions of British Aerospace, Vickers and the Rover Group.

Stephen Howard

Age 55. Appointed a Director in 2006. He is a lawyer by background and was most recently group chief executive of Novar plc. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Cookson Group plc. He is also a non-executive director of SEGRO plc and is chief executive of Business in the Community.

Executive Management

Manfred Leger

Manfred became Group Managing Director in February 2007 with responsibility for the railway businesses. He entered the railway industry in 1994 when he became procurement director at AEG in Berlin, having held several management positions in Deutsche Aerospace and MBB (Messerschmidt Boolkow Blohm). He was director of the Adtranz railway electrification business when Balfour Beatty acquired the business in 2000.

Andrew McNaughton

Andrew became Group Managing Director in April 2007, with responsibility for civil engineering in the UK and the Group's interests in the Middle East. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1997, having spent 12 years with the Kier Group, and held the position of Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering from October 2004 until 2007. He is a member of the Management Board of Constructing Excellence and he became a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Engineers in 2006.

Brian Osborne

Brian was appointed Group Managing Director of Balfour Beatty plc in October 2004. He is responsible for the Group's utilities, road maintenance and facilities management businesses. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1973 and held various positions, including General Manager and Managing Director of the Civil Engineering Division. From August 2002 until 2004, he was Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering, with responsibility for all civil engineering work in the UK and overseas, including our Hong Kong operations.

Mike Peasland

Mike became Group Managing Director in January 2006 with responsibility for the UK building construction and building services companies. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1970 and has held positions as General Manager for Balfour Beatty Construction in Scotland, Managing Director of Balfour Kilpatrick and Managing Director for Mansell, which was acquired by Balfour Beatty in 2003. He became a member of the Chartered Institute of Building in 1994 and a Fellow of the Institute in 1998.

Andy Rose

Andy became Group Managing Director in May 2005 and has responsibility for all the Group’s activities in the US. He joined Balfour Beatty in 1972 and has held positions as Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering, Balfour Beatty Major Projects and as Chief Operating Officer of Balfour Beatty Rail. He is a member of the President’s Forum (Institution of Civil Engineers).