NISTA boss and Cabinet Office director appointed to refreshed leadership group

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has rejigged its board under a series of changes at the industry body.

The board now includes Becky Wood, chief executive of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, and Clare Gibbs, director of markets, sourcing and suppliers and the Procurement Review Unit at the Cabinet Office.

Cast co-founder Mark Farmer has joined the board as industry sponsor for People & Skills, taking over from CITB chief executive Tim Balcon, who will stay on as Farmer’s deputy.

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Mark Reynolds pictured last week receiving his CBE from Princess Anne

Karl Whiteman, executive director for the Berkeley Group, will take on an additional brief as Industry Sponsor for Health, Safety and Wellbeing.

Under the rejig, Richard Robinson, regional president for AtkinsRéalis, will is standing down as deputy co-chair of the CLC to focus more time on his role at AtkinsRéalis. The CLC said it will announce a process to appoint his replacement shortly.

CLC co-chair Mark Reynolds, who received his CBE from Princess Anne last week, said: “The CLC’s new governance reflects the increasingly central role of the industry to the government’s bold ambitions for the industry – and the need to make sure that every major sector has a voice.

“More than ever, every part of our industry has a role to play if we are to deliver the economic growth, housing and infrastructure delivery and job creation we so desperately need.”

Meanwhile, the Engineering and Building Services Skills Alliance (EBSSA) has published its strategic Sector Skills Plan, as part of the work undertaken by the Construction Mission Skills Board which Reynolds also chairs.

In all, EBSSA’s plan has made 10 recommendations which include supporting SMEs with financial incentives and practical support to help small businesses recruit, train and retain workers.

Other recommendations include clarifying skills requirements for energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies and recruiting more qualified staff to deliver high quality industry-recognised training.

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