The Construction Industry Training Board has appointed three chairs to its newly created national councils – one each for England, Scotland and Wales.
Seamus Keogh, chief executive of Clancy Docwra, Tony Elliott, group HR director of Robertson Group and Leigh Hughes, business development & social value director at Bouygues UK (pictured left to right), take up their respective roles as chair of CITB’s ‘nation councils’ in England, Scotland and Wales this month.
The three will work with up to nine council members in each nation to form a key part of CITB’s new governance structure.
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The nation councils will support the CITB Board in its strategic leadership, by providing insight into industry challenges across nations, regions and sectors and acting as a sounding board for trustees.
They will also advise the board to identify and prioritise support for key issues affecting the construction industry across Great Britain.
Keogh began his career 34 years ago as a site engineer and as part of his role at Clancy Docwra now leads award-winning site skills training, ILM-accredited personal development programmes, apprentice and graduate schemes.
Tony Elliott has 25 years of experience from people and skills development across various sectors including the Scottish construction industry.
Leigh Hughes holds a wide range of senior consultancy, government and board member roles within the construction industry in Wales, including board director of Constructing Excellence Wales and chair of Cardiff Capital Region E&S Board.
Peter Lauener, chair of the CITB Board, said: “I’m delighted we have been able to appoint three very experienced knowledgeable and highly capable industry executives as our Nation Council Chairs. I know that Tony, Seamus and Leigh are passionate about supporting skills and training within their own firms and the wider industry.
“CITB’s new Nation Councils will be a great asset to the Board, they will provide industry-led, nation-specific advice that will be invaluable as our programme of change develops.
“I look forward to working with our new Chairs to ensure we make The Future CITB Business Plan a reality and deliver a CITB that truly meets British construction’s needs now, and in the future.”
The nation chairs, together with CITB board trustees, are now in the process of selecting for appointment members for each nation council.
