Leadership


Turner & Townsend is a company that has been built and is led by people who deeply understand the opportunities and challenges that face organisations today.

Executive board members 
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Vincent Clancy - Chief Executive Officer 

Vincent Clancy joined Turner & Townsend in 1989 and was appointed to the Executive Board in 2002. He has primary responsibility for managing our continuing rapid growth in global markets and has overseen the significant recent growth in the company’s turnover outside the UK.

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Tom Harrison - Chief Operating Officer

Tom Harrison joined the company in 1974. He was appointed to the Executive Board in 1995 and Managing Director (International) in 1999. He became Managing Director (UK) in 2005, and Chief Operating Officer in 2008, with responsibility for the Middle East and key global sectors.

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Jon White - Managing Director, Europe

A Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Director with 30 years’ experience in construction, Jon joined the company in 1997. He led our UK Project Management team before becoming Managing Director (Europe) in 2007, and was appointed to the Executive Board in May 2010.

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Jeremy Lathom-Sharp - Finance Director

A Chartered Accountant, Jeremy Lathom-Sharp was appointed to the Executive Board on joining as Finance Director in March 2000 after five years as Group Financial Controller with David Brown Group plc. He has played a key role in the transformation of the company’s financial and IT processes and systems.

Non-executive board members

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Tim Wray - Non Executive Chairman

Tim Wray joined the company in 1972, and in 1982 established our first international office in South Africa. He was appointed Executive Chairman in 1999 and has overseen the company’s development into a leading global consultancy. Tim moved into a non-executive role in May 2011.

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Gordon Horsfield - Non Executive Director

Former Director of Operations at leading global consultancy, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Gordon Horsfield was appointed Turner & Townsend’s first Non-Executive Director in April 2008. He served as Executive Chairman of what was to become Drax Group plc, the Yorkshire-based power generator, from 2002, leading it to a successful listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2005, and was non-executive Chairman of Drax Group from 2006 until April 2008.