International consultancy and construction company, Mace has appointed Richard Beinfait as its new group chief finance officer
Richard Beinfait joins Mace from UPP Ltd, where he was chief executive of the on-campus residential and academic accommodation infrastructure.
Before UPP, Beinfait held a number of senior executive roles in the infrastructure sector. Between 2010 and 2015 he was CEO of Affinity Water, and between 2004 and 2009 he was CFO of Veolia Water in the UK.
Richard Bienfait, CFO at Mace, said: “I am very excited to work for Mace, a business I have known well as a key supplier for the last 14 years. It’s always been important to me that I work with businesses that have a great and clear purpose.
“Mace is a formidable force in developing sustainable communities. Mace has the aptitude, but most importantly the people, to contribute so much to society and to drive transformational change through the sector and I am delighted to be part of this journey.”
Mace restructures leadership team
Mace has recently restructured its leadership team, appointing a chief executive officer across the company’s four ‘Engines for Growth’: Develop, Consult, Construct and Operate.
Mace’s divisions will have greater influence and control over their strategies, within the framework created by the group board, and Richard will lead the group overall financial strategy.
In February, Mace promoted Jason Millett to chief executive position, Davendra Dabasia as managing director for international, and Daniel Easthope as managing director for property UK and Europe.
The two strands of Mace’s consultancy business – property and infrastructure – were brought together under a single leadership team for the first time.
The wider changes to Mace’s group board structure give the leadership team full accountability and control of the strategic direction of the business.
A number of other new promotions and appointments have been made to Mace’s sector-specific consultancy teams and a new team of service-line leads has been created.
