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In good hands MEET A MEMBER

The CIOB has appointed five new Trustees to its board. Here, three of them share their career highlights and plans as Trustees. Look out for the other two in a future issue

project to work in Kuala Lumpur, where I was responsible for a major section of the fit-out of the Petronas Twin Towers. “I have spent the past 14

Nigel Croxford FCIOB Nigel began his career as a trainee site engineer with George Wimpey. He has a masters from King’s College in Construction Law & Arbitration and is chair of the CIOB’s Professional Conduct Committee.

“In 1985, I was employed as a senior site manager on a major section of the refurbishment of the Grand Hotel in Brighton. This was an interesting and high- profile project, due to the hotel having been bombed by the IRA in an attempt to kill Margaret Thatcher and other senior members of the Tory Party. “In the early 1990s, as a senior

project manager with Wimpey Construction, I was responsible for several superstore projects for J Sainsbury, employing innovative construction techniques, and it resulted in me becoming runner up in the Construction Industry Young Achiever of the Year Award. “In the mid 1990s, I was

employed as coordination manager for the construction of the runways and taxiways for the new airport at Chek Lap Kok Island, Hong Kong. I left this

years with Ashley House, a specialist developer of health and community care facilities. I am responsible for design and construction, management of contractual risk, health & safety, and management systems. “I am very grateful to all who

voted for me in the Trustee election, and I very much look forward to the challenges that lay ahead, and to working with my fellow trustees.”

water plants and road and air transportation schemes. “In 2006, I became Laing

O’Rourke’s director responsible for the construction of a major part of Heathrow’s £4.3bn Terminal 5 and subsequently for the construction of Terminal T2A. “During the past 12 years I

have helped the CIOB to publish four ‘Codes of Practice’, been a member of the Research & Innovation Panel and will become chair of the Education, Qualification, Standards and Practice (EQSP) Board. “As I passionately believe in the CIOB’s vision to lead professional standards and give members the direction and wherewithal to develop their careers, I put myself forward for election as a Trustee in order to be an instrumental part of helping to create our next generation of managers and leaders for the industry.”

Gavin Maxwell-Hart FCIOB Gavin graduated from Southampton University with a degree in civil engineering and following VSO in East Africa, completed his training with Costain Civil Engineering to become a Chartered Engineer. “I have been a director since 1984 with A E Farr, Wimpey Engineering and Construction, Tarmac International and Laing O’Rourke working worldwide on projects such as power stations, oil and gas facilities, process and

“I have over 30 years’ experience as a project manager involved in developing construction training programmes and competencies. I was previously employed in building surveying and construction and civil engineering management. I am a chartered and registered building surveyor and a chartered environmentalist. I retired from FAS (Construction & Environmental Training Division) in December 2011. “I am president of the

Association for European Building Surveyors & Construction Experts (AEEBC) and was involved in the EU Inter- professional Steering Group on the recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive. “I am a past president of the Irish Building Control Institute and also of the European Council for Building Professionals. I serve on the state registration board for building surveyors. I was awarded Honorary Life membership of the CIOB and Distinguished Fellowship of the Architecture & Surveying Institute.

“My main area of focus as a

Kevin Sheridan FCIOB Kevin is a chartered surveyor with a masters degree in management from Dublin City University. He has a wealth of experience in industry and professional bodies.

trustee is to promote CIOB qualifications throughout Europe and further afield. I intend to build on my experience in developing the AEEBC Pan- European European Building Expert qualification and promote the CIOB as the premier qualification for construction professsionals.”

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