Balfour Beatty has announced that Nick Crossfield will join the Group later this year as CEO of its UK Construction Services business. Nick will be responsible for the strategic leadership of Balfour Beatty's UK Construction Services business, delivering on its business plans with a focus on further developing its presence in the growing infrastructure market - including the energy, defence and sustainable transportation sectors - as the partner of choice for notable customers and clients such as SCAPE, the Environment Agency, the NHS and Rolls Royce, as well as local authorities. Nick will sit on the Executive Committee and report directly into Group Chief Executive, Leo Quinn.

Having studied Mechanical Engineering at Reading University, Nick has over 40 years' experience within the industrial and engineering industries, starting his career as a graduate with BAE Systems, and going on to work with British Steel, Network Rail, and Siemens. Currently Nick is the Managing Director of Alstom Transportation's UK and Ireland business, a role he has held since 2015.