Nico de Vries Royal Bam Group , ( 62 / 63 )
Ray O ’ Rourke , Laing O ’ Rourke , ( 67 )
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Nico de Vries Royal Bam Group , ( 62 / 63 )
Dutchman De Vries is the holder of a degree in Civil Engineering from Delft University of Technology , gained in 1977 , the same year he joined BAM as a planning engineer . He has since held positions as Project Manager , Works Manager and Branch Director . In 1995 he was appointed as Sector Director of Civil Engineering for Royal BAM Group .
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Ray O ’ Rourke , Laing O ’ Rourke , ( 67 )
This relatively young company has been run by its founder since 1977 , who chairs the Group Executive Committee and is responsible for leading the strategic direction and operational management of the Group ’ s business activities . R O ’ Rourke & Son acquired the construction arm of John Laing PLC in 2001 . Ray was awarded an honorary knighthood in 2011 for services to UK construction .
46 July 2014