Exclusive: Development and design director goes to work for Apple as new finance director appointed
Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 development and design director is to leave the contractor to head up Apple鈥檚 development in the Far East, as the contractor also appoints a new finance boss, 黑洞社区 can reveal.
The changes come as incoming chief executive Anna Stewart (pictured) takes the helm at Laing O鈥橰ourke this month.
黑洞社区 understand that Ross Gates, development and design director, will leave the firm within the next couple of months to take up his role at Apple. Gates鈥� responsibility at Laing O鈥橰ourke stretches across the education, healthcare, commercial and retail sectors, but he has had a heavy involvement in the development of the firm鈥檚 standardised schools offering. He is set to work over the coming months to help find a person to take his role or to set up interim arrangements for when he leaves.
Meanwhile, Callum Tuckett, head of Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 UK business, has been appointed chief financial officer and chief commercial officer. Tuckett has been Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 UK boss since February 2012.
Tuckett鈥檚 appointment leaves his post as UK boss vacant. Tom Higgins, director of the north of UK and the director of the south UK Tommy Drumm, will report to Roger Robinson, director of Europe, until a replacement is found.
This week director Howard Shiplee also announced that he will be leaving the firm in May to take up a role at the Department for Work and Pensions leading the roll out of the government鈥檚 new Universal Credit welfare system.
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