Our Board and Group Management

(UK)

Ian Tyler joined the Board as Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2024 and assumed the role of Chair at the conclusion of the AGM in 2024. 

Mr. Tyler was appointed Group Finance Director of Balfour Beatty plc in 1999, Chief Operating Officer in 2002 and Chief Executive in 2005, a role he held until 2013. Mr. Tyler has previously been Chair of Amey UK plc, Vistry Group plc, AWE Management Ltd, Al Noor Hospitals Group plc, Cairn Energy plc and Affinity Water Limited. He is a former Non-Executive Director of BAE Systems plc, Cable & Wireless Communications plc, VT Group plc and Mediclinic International plc.

He is currently Non-Executive Director of BP p.l.c., Anglo American plc and Synthomer plc and Chair of BMT Group Ltd, a privately owned design and technical consulting firm. 

(CH)

Eric Born joined the Group and the Board as Chief Executive Officer on 28 November 2022.

Mr. Born was previously Chief Executive Officer of Swissport International AG, the leading global aviation services provider, and Chief Executive of Wincanton plc, a leading provider of supply chain solutions. He was formerly President, West & South Europe of Gategroup, the global airline catering provider, and prior to that he held a variety of senior roles in the retail sector in Switzerland and the UK.

He previously served as Non-Executive Director of Serco Group plc and John Menzies plc.

(UK)

David Arnold joined the Group as Group Chief Financial Officer on 9 September 2013.

Mr. Arnold was Group Finance Director of Enterprise plc, the UK Maintenance and Support Services business, from 2010 to 2013 and was Finance Director of Redrow plc, the house builder, from 2003 to 2010.

He previously held senior financial positions with Six Continents plc, the hotels group and Tarmac plc, the building materials company.

He is currently Non-Executive Director of Crest Nicholson Holdings plc, a leading residential housebuilder operating in Southern England and the Midlands.

(UK)

Susan Murray was appointed to the Board on 14 October 2016 and was appointed Senior Independent Director with effect from 2 May 2024.

Mrs. Murray is a former Chief Executive of Littlewoods Stores Limited and former Worldwide President and Chief Executive of The Pierre Smirnoff Company, part of Diageo plc. She is a former Chair of Farrow & Ball and a former Non-Executive Director of Compass Group plc, 2 Sisters Food Group, Pernod Ricard S.A., Imperial Brands plc, EI Group plc, Aberdeen Asset Management plc, SSL International plc, Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc and Mitchells & Butlers plc.

She is currently Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Hays plc, a provider of recruitment and human resource services; and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of William Grant & Sons, a privately owned distiller and distributor of premium spirits.

(IRE)

Vincent Crowley was appointed to the Board on 14 October 2016.

In the course of a 24-year career with Independent News & Media PLC, a leading Irish newspaper and media business, Mr. Crowley held a number of leadership positions including Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer and member of the Board. Prior to joining Independent News & Media PLC, he held senior roles in KPMG and Arthur Andersen. Former Non-Executive Director of C&C Group plc.

He is currently Chair of Davy Stockbrokers, Ireland’s leading provider of wealth management and capital markets services and Chair of Altas Investments plc, an Irish company that holds investments in infrastructure and related businesses.

(IRL)

Rosheen McGuckian was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2020.

Dr. McGuckian is Chief Executive Officer of NTR plc, an unquoted Irish company that acquires, constructs and manages sustainable infrastructure assets.

Immediately prior to joining NTR, Dr. McGuckian was Chief Executive Officer of GE Money Ireland, the consumer finance division of General Electric.

Dr. McGuckian previously served as Non-Executive Director of Green REIT plc, the Social Innovation Fund of Ireland, the Irish Aviation Authority and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.

She is currently Chief Executive Officer of NTR plc; Non-Executive Director of Sicon Limited, the parent company of John Sisk & Son, an international engineering and construction company. 

(UK)

Avis Darzins was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2022. 

Ms. Darzins is a former Partner at Accenture in London where she worked with many well-known national and international brands in the retail and consumer products sectors.

Ms. Darzins has extensive experience of business change in a variety of sectors including Director of Business Transformation at Sky plc.

Ms. Darzins is a former independent consultant with EY. She served as Non-Executive Director at Moss Bros Group plc until the business was taken private in June 2020.

She is currently Non-Executive Director of Marshalls plc, the UK’s leading manufacturer of landscaping products; Non-Executive Director of Safestore Holdings plc, the UK’s largest self storage company; Senior Independent Trustee and Trustee Board member of Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity.

(UK)

Mark Robson was appointed to the Board on 1 December 2023.

Mr. Robson is a highly experienced former Chief Financial Officer with a board level career in listed companies spanning over two decades and experience, gained at a senior executive level, of the manufacture and distribution of materials to small builders through a national branch network.

Mr. Robson joined the Board of Howden Joinery Group Plc as CFO in April 2005 and also served as Deputy CEO for his final six years on the Board until his retirement in December 2021.
Prior to joining Howdens, Mr. Robson served for six years as CFO of Delta plc, the international industrials group.

He is currently Non-Executive Director of Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group.

(IRE)

David Dillon was appointed to the Board on 12 May 2025.
 
Mr. Dillon is a highly experienced senior executive with a 25-year career across Europe and the United States at CRH plc, a leading provider of building materials solutions. Mr. Dillon was a member of CRH plc’s Executive Committee until the end of 2023, and most recently held the senior leadership positions of President, Europe Lightside & Distribution; President, Strategy & Development; and President, Europe. Prior to CRH, he worked in the airline industry with Aer Lingus Group plc.
 
He is currently Non-Executive Director of John Paul Construction Limited, a leading contractor operating in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe, and Non-Executive Director of Consolis Group, a European leader in precast concrete solutions. He is also Non-Executive Director of Kyrie Farm CLG, a charity based in Ireland.

(SE)

Andrea Gisle Joosen was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2025.

During her executive career, she has held numerous leadership roles in the media and technology sectors including as CEO of Boxer Sweden and as Managing Director of Nordics for Panasonic, Chantelle Group and Twentieth Century Fox.

Ms. Gisle Joosen is currently Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Viaplay Group AB and Evoke plc.  She is also a non-Executive Director of Zühlke, Logent AB, and Stadium AB.  She previously chaired Sweden-headquartered Acast AB, Bilprovningen AB and Charge Amps AB, and was a Non-Executive Director at Currys plc, Billerud AB, ICA Gruppen, James Hardie Industries plc and Mr Green & Co.