ISG Jackson - Appointment - ISG Jackson Strengthens Business With Key Appointments

Date: 03 Oct 2007

ISG Jackson has further strengthened its senior management team with a number of key appointments to underpin the company's impressive growth, which has seen turnover increase to £93 million - a 55 per cent uplift on the previous year. The contractor has a record forward order book of £110 million and orders totalling £33 million already secured for 2008/09 - with the company expecting to turnover £99 million in the next financial year.

Chris Harrall takes the role of Commercial Director across the business, whilst ISG Jackson welcomes Peter Woodnott as Divisional Director for the Commercial division and Steve Ponting as Construction Manager for the Public division. David Durrell is promoted to Associate Director of the Commercial division and Peter Sullivan takes on the same role within the Public division.

Bernard Clarke, Managing Director of ISG Jackson, commented: "The implementation of a divisional structure within the business has enabled ISG Jackson to create mature business units that deliver high quality solutions and provide clients with sector specific expertise. As we continue to secure an increasing share of business across the entire organisation it is essential that we provide the infrastructure to both support and grow these opportunities.

"By adopting the dual approach of promoting from within and bringing in the very best talent from the wider industry, we support the ambitions of our staff and also add to our overall knowledge base with high calibre external appointments that complement the skills of our existing teams. Moving forward, our aim is to increase the autonomy of the individual divisions, enabling these business units to take greater responsibility for work winning and ultimately the whole life cycle of projects, from concept to completion."

Chris Harrall provides a tremendous fillip to the operational board and brings his considerable expertise to bear across to the entire organisation, concentrating on key contractual issues and fully utilising his skills as a lecturer in contract law at Colchester Institute. Peter Woodnott joins from Miller Construction, where as Divisional Director he ran a similar sized operation and was responsible for NHS LIFT frameworks, and Steve Ponting joins from RG Carter to strengthen the Public division.

Chris Harrall

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