Steve Beechey
Steve was appointed Group Public Sector Director in July 2020 with responsibility for all public sector relationships within local and central Government. This includes the Department for Education (DfE), MOD, Ministry of Justice, MHCLG, BEIS and the Cabinet Office.
In his previous role as Group Strategy Director he was responsible for the Group business strategy, communications and government affairs.
With over 30 years’ experience, Steve has an excellent industry track record. He began his career as an Engineer with Tarmac in 1987 and progressed into a number of commercial roles before moving into a development and programme management role with Schal.
Subsequent roles included Development and Sector Directorships with Jarvis and Laing O’Rourke, where he was responsibility for over £2bn worth of PFI contracts across education, social housing, MOD, MOJ and infrastructure. He is a Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Builder and was a Founding Trustee of the XP Free School in Doncaster.
At Executive Committee level, Steve is also accountable for consistency around customer engagement and feedback and sits on the sustainability and corporate finance committees.
In January 2019, Steve joined the FTSE-listed building products group, Alumasc plc, as a non-executive director.