Interviews
Interview with Uwe Krueger, Atkins
Almost a year ago Atkins chose German physicist and brain scientist Uwe Krueger to improve its performance and drive global expansion. Sarah Richardson talks to him about the things going on in his head. Portrait by Anthony Lycett
Interview with Dr Diana Montgomery, CPA: Welcome to our world
Dr Diana Montgomery has only been working in construction for four weeks and already she’s preparing to take on the government and the industry’s vested interests. In her first interview, the new chief executive of the CPA sets out her stall to Emily Wright
Lord Rogers interview: 'Being old is alright, you know'
Lord Rogers is fast approaching 80 but that doesn’t stop him having ambitions to expand into the Middle East, attacking Boris Johnson’s record as London mayor or taking pleasure in a few glasses of red wine, as Emily Wright found out
Rio 2016 interview: 'We need to be doing the same things in Brazil'
London 2012 has provided a great example for Rio 2016 to follow, Brazilian construction leader Paulo Safady Simão tells Emily Wright - and that’s why Rio 2016 wants to return the favour, providing plenty of Olympics work for UK firms
Interview: Peter Lauener - the man with the answers
If it takes 20 years and £55bn to renew every secondary school in England, what can the government do to address the crumbling school estate with an annual budget of just £4bn? The man trying to work this one out is Peter Lauener, head of the newly formed Education Funding Agency. Building puts him to the test
Paul Sheffield: ‘You can hear somebody saying, “Well, it was all right when I left …”’
Paul Sheffield could barely have chosen a worse time to become chief executive of a UK construction firm, but two years after taking over at Kier, his growth strategy appears to be paying off. By Allister Hayman
Interview: Barratt's chief executive Mark Clare
B?arratt’s chief executive Mark Clare may not have seen the recession coming - he is, after all, the man who splashed out £2.2bn acquiring Wilson Bowden just months before it hit - but he certainly has a clear vision of where the company is heading now. He talks to Building about forging a path back to growth in a crisis-hit market
John Woodman, Malcolm Hollis: 'There is a lot of money out there'
For someone who says his career was defined by the last recession, John Woodman is feeling surprisingly upbeat about our current predicament. The Malcolm Hollis senior partner explains all to Emily Wright
Bob Pell: Aecom's interrogator faces the questions
In his first interview since taking charge of Davis Langdon, Bob Pell explains why it pays to be direct
Interview with James Pellatt, Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates has a £1bn development pipeline over the next five years, so naturally head of projects James Pellatt is on the hunt for companies of all sizes - just so long as they have a sense of humour. He talks to Emily Wright
Interview: Mitie boss Ruby McGregor-Smith
How construction’s only female chief executive learned to stop worrying and build a £2bn company in the midst of a global economic crisis
Arcadis' Neil McArthur: This is just the start
When Arcadis bought EC Harris last year, it became the 10th largest design consultant in the UK and gained leverage in Asia and the Middle East. Now it’s brought in Neil McArthur to spend a further £100m on acquisitions and turn it into an even bigger global player. Building asked him if he was up to the job. Portrait by Jon Enoch
