With the recent decision for Bouygues’ Head of France to lay down the foundations of the next generation of the company, with the planned appointment of two new, more youthful members of the family to the board, it would appear that the company continue its position as a family-led, family-run
Constructionline, the largest accreditation service within the sector, has appointed John Edmunds as its managing director to oversee general day-to-day operations and develop the organisation’s long-term growth plan. Constructionline, which provides both sourcing and procurement software as well as professional services covering the broad spectrum of capabilities across the construction
Originally handling the development of Sika’s Serbia operations from Belgrade, Dragan Maksimović has now been appointed as the new General Manager for Sika’s UK base, no doubt hoping for him to bring the same levels of success to the UK as in Serbia. And setting him off to a running
With the recent decision for Bouygues’ Head of France to lay down the foundations of the next generation of the company, with the planned appointment of two new, more youthful members of the family to the board, it would appear that the company continue its position as a family-led, family-run and family-focused organisation. The proposal, to come from Martin Bouygues, the man behind the Bouygues name since 1989, will incorporate the appointment of his son, Edward and nephew, Cyril to the board after the close of an upcoming shareholder meeting. With the approval of the appointment this would see the board expand in size from fourteen to sixteen members which would help to rebalance the family to employer representative ratio; in total, this would split the board into four sets of family members and four of employee representatives. In total, the company’s workforce presently holds a 21.4% stake in Bouygues, with 28.6% of the voting rights also. On the other hand, SCDM, the family holding under the Bouygues name presently holds a 20.4% stake and approximately 27.9% of the voting rights.. And not only will the change see some movement in the balancing of the board, but it is also to see an increased amount of responsibility placed on the new members and prepare them for his eventual retirement. The plans also come at the same time as the company, which also holds ownership France’s TF1, the largest private broadcaster in France, is also looking to sell its telecoms division to Orange, reshaping the very landscape of the French landscape. Nodding to this, Martin Bouygues commented on the discussion looking to take a number of weeks, though there is also no guarantee of the deal having a successful outcome as of yet. Additionally, he commented that the deal would need for him to confirm a 10% stake in Orange for Bouygues, if it is to go ahead.
Constructionline, the largest accreditation service within the sector, has appointed John Edmunds as its managing director to oversee general day-to-day operations and develop the organisation’s long-term growth plan. Constructionline, which provides both sourcing and procurement software as well as professional services covering the broad spectrum of capabilities across the construction sector, will be led by Edmunds whose ambitions begin with the launch of the company’s new buyer services and web-based digital platform. The experienced Edmunds, who boasts a decade and a half delivering transformative business development, new product ranges and tangible market growth within the technology sector, has notable expertise across a broad range of industries. Indeed, his specialism is not strictly based on long-running businesses needing a boost as Edmunds has successfully worked with start-ups and mid-market enterprises. This has seen him achieve plenty of industry awards, the most recent being the “40 Under 40 Award” as an emerging leader in the global gaming sector. Constructionline’s new managing director, who has worked all over the world and across a variety of continents, joins from California’s FutureLogic Inc, where he held a number of senor executive positions. One of Edmunds’ most recent accomplishments was the transformation and sale by private equity group American Capital of FutureLogic. His new role brings with it a lot of excitement for Edmunds who noted he had joined the company at an intriguing point in its history. “Since Capita’s acquisition of Constructionline in January 2015, we have made significant investments in development and people capital and will continue to do so,” he said. This will enable Constructionline to “become a better partner for all our clients” while helping “the industry work more effectively every day”.
Originally handling the development of Sika’s Serbia operations from Belgrade, Dragan Maksimović has now been appointed as the new General Manager for Sika’s UK base, no doubt hoping for him to bring the same levels of success to the UK as in Serbia. And setting him off to a running start, it has already been confirmed that Sika has presented Dragan Maksimović with a target of improving sales by 6% in the first year, whilst simultaneously also maintaining profits. He will replacing former General Manager Ivo Schaedler, who has since been promoted to Area Manager Europe South. Key areas of focus for Dragan Maksimović’s work will look to the enhancement of the company’s existing specifier network, as well as improving upon the relations maintained between the organisation’s key distributors. This, of course, ties in the company’s overarching goal to consistently secure more and more major contracts and will support the company’s growth plans through supply chain support. Firm in the belief that teamwork and the people behind the brand are the way forward for Sika, Dragan Maksimović is expected to bring a very relationship-centric approach to the organisation, both internally and externally, to improve collaboration and working partnerships. He added: “Sika UK is a strong company and I am looking forward to the challenge of growing the brand in the UK.”