Board of Directors

Executive Directors
	John Moss , Chief Executive John Moss is a qualified civil engineer. He spent 33 years with the AMEC group and was managing director of its Civil Engineering division from 1995-1999, its Rail division from 1999-2005 and its Construction and Design divsions from 2005-2007. He led the integration of the AMEC and Bluestone (Morgan Sindall) building and design businesses to form Morgan Ashurst. Prior to his appointment as chief executive in June 2009, he had been providing advice to the group on its business strategy.	John Edwards, Finance Director John Edwards is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and joined the group as company secretary in August 2005, and served in this role until July 2006. He was appointed finance director in September 2005.

	James Nicholson, Property Development Director James Nicholson is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has been a director of Pochin Developments Limited since 1997. He was appointed to the board as property development director in April 2003.

Non-Executive Directors
	Richard Fildes, Non-Executive Chairman Richard Fildes became chairman in January 2007, having joined the board in August 2006. As managing director he led the transition of Barlows plc, based in North West England, from a textile packing company to a property investment and development company. He has served as chairman of Barlows plc since 1997 and is a former chairman and director of Allied Leather Industries plc. He is also on the board of a number of companies based in North West England, including Aintree Racecourse Company Limited.	Michael Chadwick, Non-Executive Director Michael Chadwick was appointed to the board in September 2005. He is executive chairman of Grafton Group plc, a company listed on the London and Irish stock exchanges. In the 24 years he has has held this position, Grafton Group plc has grown substantially in Ireland and has built up UK businesses with annual sales in excess of £1 billion. He is also a director of other companies in which he has invested.

	Nicholas Fry, Non-Executive Director Nicholas Fry was appointed to the board in September 2005. He is a non-executive director of Brixton plc, BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc and Absolute Return Trust Limited. He spent much of his career in investment banking, for many years with S.G. Warburg & Co Limited (now part of UBS AG). He is a qualified accountant and was a partner in KMPG between 1998 and 2002 and senior adviser to KMPG Corporate Finance until March 2005.	Sylvia Nicholson, Non-Executive Director Sylvia Nicholson is the daughter of the group's founding chairman, C.W.T. Pochin and has been a Director since 1965.
Company Secretary
	David Hedley, Company Secretary David Hedley is a solicitor and joined the group in October 2005. He was appointed company secretary in July 2006.