Tilbury Douglas has announced a series of internal promotions, including the appointment of Craig Tatton as Chief Operating Officer
Craig Tatton has been announced as the new Chief Operating Officer of Tilbury Douglas, as part of a reshuffle of the internal structure.
Craig has over 35 years in the industry, with a proven track record in a range of core sectors. Prior to joining Tilbury Douglas, Craig was Chief Operating Officer for Bouygues UK, and previously held senior roles at Willmott Dixon, ISG, Miller and Laing.
The role of Regional Building Managing Director has been created as part of the new structure
To support this change, Tilbury Douglas has made three internal appointments into the newly created role of Regional Building Managing Directors, reporting to Craig.
These are as follows; John Gittins as Managing Director – Building North; Simon Butler as Managing Director – Building Central; and Richard Boeg, as Managing Director – Building South.
In addition, Phil Shaw has been appointed onto the Senior Leadership Team in recognition of his wider role, in which he will be leading a number of business initiatives, reporting to Craig.
Ross Mather, managing director of Tilbury Douglas Engineering, and Paul Thain, head of Infrastructure, will also continue to report to Craig.
In total, all colleagues promoted have between them more than 80 years of service at Tilbury Douglas.
Paul Gandy, CEO at Tilbury Douglas, said: “As Managing Director of UK Building for five years, Craig brings his extensive knowledge of both the business and industry to this new position. In his role, Craig will lead increases in productivity and efficiencies across the business, as well as a focus on continued customer satisfaction.”
“Having now started our next chapter as a standalone major contractor, we are in a strong position with our return to profitability and strong order book,” added Gandy.
