Amey has announced the appointment of Ray Jones from Carillion to its highways executive team.

Having spent the last 15 years with Carillion working across several sectors, Ray joins Amey as a business director to help grow its presence in the local authority market.

Amey’s highways managing director, James Haluch, said: “Following a challenging year in 2016, we are now much more focused on growing our business and delivering what we do well. Ray has great experience both winning new work and delivering a highly customer-focused service for clients. I am pleased to be welcoming him into my Executive Team, where he will join us in driving Amey’s growth in the highways market.”

Ray has been responsible for a range of utility and highways contracts with clients such as Siemens.

Ray Jones said: “I am delighted to be joining James’ team at this crucial period for Highways. I look forward to working with colleagues across the business unit as we look to build on recent successes and deliver an excellent service for our highways clients and the local communities in which we work.”