News on 01 December 2000
John McDonough currently vice president, Integrated Facilities Management EMEA with Johnson Controls, is to take over the group chief executive role at Carillion when the current chairman and chief executive Sir Neville Simms becomes non-executive chairman from next January.
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McDonough has led the development of Johnson Controls integrated
facilities management business across Europe, Middle-East and Africa,
including involvement in private finance projects and in the provision
of a range of integrated solutions for the outsourcing market.
Previously MD at Johnson Controls IFM, McDonough moved into a European
role when Don Kenny took over the managing director position earlier this
year.
McDonough joined Johnson Controls in 1991 as UK Managing Director, Automotive
Systems Group from Massey Ferguson. A year later he was appointed vice
president, European Operations, ASG, and four years later, vice president,
Asia Pacific, ASG, before becoming vice president, Integrated Facilities
Management, EMEA.
Carillion, demerged from Tarmac in July last year, gave a commitment to
separate the roles of chairman and chief executive by the time of next
year’s AGM. The company is looking to McDonough to accelerate its
strategy to “generate a growing stream of more visible and predictable
earnings through the development of its service-related businesses of
private finance, infrastructure management and integrated facilities management.”
Although Carillion will continue to develop its construction activities
on a selective basis it has grown service-related activities to the point
where they will soon contribute around half the company’s operating
profit.
Commenting on the appointment, Sir Neville Simms, said: “I am delighted
that John McDonough will be joining us as our new Chief Executive. It
is clear that he has the experience to lead Carillion forward in the next
phase of its development and growth and he will clearly be a valuable
addition to our strong senior management team.”
