Interserve鈥檚 construction boss Ian Renhard has been promoted to the firm鈥檚 executive board

West Yorkshire police HQ - Interserve

West Yorkshire police HQ - Interserve

The news came as Interserve posted trading update today, said the firm was trading in line with expectations.

The leadership changes see UK Construction, led by managing director Ian Renhard, report to executive director Dougie Sutherland, while international, led by George Franks, will report to chief executive Adrian Ringrose.

Renhard and Franks have been promoted to the executive board with effect from 1 January 2013.

Long-serving board member and non-executive director David Trapnell will retire from the board in May. He will be replaced as senior independent director by Les Cullen, who will in turn be succeeded as chair of the audit committee by Anne Fahy.

In its trading update, the firm said: 鈥淒espite continuing mixed market conditions, we expect to make further progress in 2013.

鈥淥ur medium-term growth strategy remains focused on continued organic progress within our core businesses, further international expansion and seizing growth opportunities in attractive markets.鈥

The firm said it had generated value of 拢179.5m from its PFI assets, 鈥渇urther improving our financial position and placing us well to take advantage of strategic development opportunities鈥.

Ringrose said: 鈥淲e have continued to perform well and in line with expectations, despite mixed market conditions. We are executing our strategy and remain on track to achieve significant medium term growth.

鈥淲e have realised significant latent value from our PFI portfolio, positioned the business to take advantage of strategic opportunities and materially reduced our pension deficit.

鈥淭he recent acquisitions of TOCO and Advantage Healthcare together with continued organic progress further underpin our medium-term growth potential.

鈥淲e have confidence in our ability to make further progress in 2013.鈥