With more than forty years’ experience, Keith has worked in all sectors of the UK and international construction industry, including as Executive Vice President of Skanska AB, Chief Executive of Trafalgar House Construction and Chief Executive of Kvaerner Construction. He has held executive positions at Olympia & York and New York City Public Development Corporation, as well as working as an adviser to the Qatari Government.
As Chief Executive of the UK’s largest engineering consultants WS Atkins for the eight years to 2011, Keith led the business to considerable growth, supporting its investment in the Middle East and its involvement in the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. He is also credited with shaping Atkins to respond to opportunities created by the low carbon economy.
His other current roles include: Non-Executive Chair, Future Cities Catapult; Chair, Forum for the Future; Non-Executive Director, Sirius Minerals; Member of Advisory Board, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford; Vice President (Learned Society), Institution of Civil Engineers; Visiting Professor, Aston University.