Gary has extensive experience in construction and manufacturing, having previously served as managing director of Kier Regional Building’s Northern business for 20 years.

He returns to Kier from structural steel company Severfield where he has been managing director for the last five years.

Set to join the business on December 2, Gary takes over leadership of the Kier Regional Building Scotland & North East business from Brian McQuade who left Kier at the end of October.

Andrew Davies, Kier chief executive, said: “I’m pleased to welcome Gary back to Kier. We have a strong and successful Regional Building business in Scotland & the North East and the extensive experience and leadership skills Gary brings, whilst working alongside our existing highly capable and specialist teams, will help to continue to strengthen our market leading position in Regional Building.”

Gary Wintersgill added: “I am delighted to be re-joining Kier, as it is a great business with fantastic people within it. I am looking forward to being part of the Kier Regional team to continue to build on its first class reputation as the leading regional builder within the UK.”