Laing O鈥橰ourke has appointed David Stewart as a senior executive with immediate effect.

Ray O'Rourke

Stewart joins Laing O鈥橰ourke following a 25-year career with Leighton Holdings Limited in Australia where he stepped down as chief executive last year.

Based at the Group鈥檚 head office in Dartford, Stewart will work with Roger Robinson, chief executive of Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 Europe Hub, across major projects in the UK and Canada.

Ray O鈥橰ourke (pictured), Laing O鈥橰ourke chairman and group chief executive said: 鈥淒avid will bring his wealth of heavy infrastructure experience gained over 35 years in the construction industry and, as a member of the Group鈥檚 senior team, will accelerate our ambitions to become a world-class engineering enterprise.鈥