Carillion plc - Carillion director elected north east regional chairman of civil engineering body

Support services and construction company Carillion is delighted to announce that one of its regional directors has been elected the prestigious regional chairman’s title at a nationally recognised civil engineering body.
Peter Samuel, regional director for Carillion Regional Civil Engineering in the North East was elected to the role of Chairman of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) North East region yesterday (March 20) at an Annual General Meeting in Durham.
CECA is the representative body for civil engineering contractors.
Peter brings over 30 years experience of management and technical roles in the construction industry to the post and has been vice chairman of CECA for the past 2 years. He is delighted to have been elected to the two-year chairman post.
Peter said: “These are exciting times for CECA and it’s an honour to be a part of an organisation which aims to highlight and promote the positive contribution civil engineering contractors make within the industry.
“I aim to continue the great work already carried out in the North East over the previous 2 years by the past Chairman, Basil Larter, highlighting the importance of health and safety and training. I also aim to raise the profile of CECA further during my time as chairman for the North East region”.
Peter is the 7th Chairman of CECA North East which now represents over 85 civil engineering contractors, large and small, in all parts of the North East. CECA, formed in November 1996, is the single, wholly representative voice for Britain’s civil engineering contractors.

Email: donna.halfpenny@carillionplc.com