黑洞社区

Mace鈥檚 group deputy chief executive Jason Millett is taking temporary charge of the firm鈥檚 construction business after previous boss Andrew Jackson left yesterday.

His shock departure comes just over three months after he was promoted to the top job at the construction division in July.

Millett will carry out the role until a successor is appointed. Construction is Mace鈥檚 biggest business with a turnover of 拢1.7bn last year out of an overall income of 拢2.4bn.

Previously the division鈥檚 chief operating officer, Jackson arrived at Mace in 2015 from Laing O鈥橰ourke after originally joining John Laing as a trainee in the late 1990s.

Jackson replaced Gareth Lewis who had been at Mace 27 years at the start of July.

His appointment came as part of a wider rejig at the business over the summer with Millett, who had led the consult division for the past five years, becoming chief executive-designate. He is due to take over from Mark Reynolds next January who will become executive chair.

In a statement, Mace said: 鈥淢ace Group has announced that Andrew Jackson, CEO for Construction, is stepping down from his role for personal reasons.

鈥淛ason Millett will take up a temporary role as interim CEO for Construct, supported closely by Construct鈥檚 chief operating officer Stephen Jeffery, and the business unit managing directors from Construct.

鈥淛ason will combine the role with his current position as deputy chief executive, and his transition to group chief executive will continue as planned in January.鈥�

Mark Reynolds, Mace鈥檚 chairman and chief executive, added: 鈥淚 would like to thank Andrew for his hard work and commitment over the last nine years, supporting and leading Mace Construct through a period of major growth. He has made a positive impact on our teams and to our construction business. We wish him well in the future.鈥�

Millett鈥檚 job at consult was taken by Davendra Dabasia who had been COO since the start of last year, having joined the firm from Lendlease in 2007.

Mace said it wants revenue from its consult business, expected to be around 拢700m this year, to be over the 拢1bn mark by 2030 with the division eyeing income of 拢1.2bn at that point.

Consult currently employs around 5,500 people across the globe on top of the 1,850 employed by construct with Millett saying the group鈥檚 overall employee number could reach 10,000 by 2030.

Construction will still be the firm鈥檚 biggest business by revenue at the start of the next decade with income of around 拢2.4bn.