– IRELAND, Dublin – Grafton Group plc (LON: GFTU) today announced the appointment of Ian Tyler to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate effective from 1 March 2024, to succeed Michael Roney as Chair of the Board.
“We are very pleased to have secured a Chair of Mr. Tyler’s calibre. He was the stand-out candidate for the role and was appointed because of his strategic, commercial, financial and Board experience gained over three decades at a leadership level in a range of mainly large businesses. On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome Ian to Grafton,” said Senior Independent Director, Paul Hampden Smith.
Ian Tyler will also join the Nomination Committee.
About Ian Tyler
Mr. Tyler is a highly experienced Chair and former CEO with wide-ranging experience across a range of industries. He has deep board-level experience gained as an Executive Director, Board Chair, and Non-Executive Director of listed companies.
He is currently Non-Executive Director of Anglo American plc and Synthomer plc and Chair of BMT Group Ltd, a privately owned design and technical consulting firm, and Affinity Water Ltd, a privately owned business. He will be stepping down from his role with Affinity Water Ltd during 2024 at a time to be agreed once his successor has been appointed.
Mr. Tyler was previously Chair of Amey UK plc, Vistry Group plc, AWE Management Ltd, Al Noor Hospitals Group plc, and Cairn Energy plc. He is a former Non-Executive Director of BAE Systems plc, Cable & Wireless Communications plc, VT Group plc, and Mediclinic International plc.
Mr. Tyler’s primary executive career was at Balfour Beatty plc, a global infrastructure business that he joined in 1996 as Finance Director of Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, its principal trading subsidiary. He was appointed Group Finance Director of Balfour Beatty plc in 1999, COO in 2002, and CEO in 2005, a role he held until 2013.
In his early career, Mr. Tyler trained as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen and held a finance role with Storehouse plc. Before joining Balfour Beatty plc, he was Financial Controller of Hanson plc and Finance Director of ARC Ltd, one of its principal subsidiaries.
Ian Tyler commented: “I am delighted to be joining the Board of Grafton at this stage in its development and look forward to working with the Board and Mr. Eric Born, CEO. I was attracted to the role of Chair because of the Group’s portfolio of high quality, high returning businesses, its excellent financial position and the prospect of increasing shareholder value over the coming years.”
SOURCE: https://www.graftonplc.com/
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