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Anna Stewart CEO , Laing O ’ Rourke

Anna Stewart joined the Group with the acquisition of Laing Construction by R O ’ Rourke & Son in 2001 . She was appointed Group Chief Executive with effect from April 2013 . She was previously Group Commercial Director from 2004 and was appointed Group Director of Finance and Commerce in March 2010 . Stewart is responsible for leading the operational and performance management of the Group within the limits agreed by the Board , including the development and delivery of the Group ’ s strategy , budget , business plan and corporate policies . She is a member of the Group Executive Committee , chairs the newly formed Group Management Committee and was a Commercial Director at Laing Limited , where she had been employed in a number of senior commercial and general management roles since joining as a trainee in 1982 .
20 April 2015