Kent-based Gallagher Group has selected Steve Hollingshead as its newest Non-Executive Director.

Mr Hollingshead, who formerly led as Chief Executive of J Murphy & Sons, will join existing non-executive, Paul Collins, to assist Chairman Pat Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer Nick Yandle and the Management Team in developing its future strategy and plans for continuing success.

Elsewhere, Catherine Rossiter will join the Group as Group Finance Director in June, having previously worked at Laing O'Rourke. Long-term Group Finance Director Tom Corkery will work with Catherine during a planned transition period over a number of months to successfully conclude the current financial year end (for the 12 months to 30th September 2018). Following this, Mr Corkery will then step away from his day to day role at the end of 2018 but will remain active as an independent advisor to the Gallagher family on a range of matters.


In addition, John Kerrigan, Bill Lindsay and Joe Heathfield have been appointed as Directors of construction and property respectively.

Group Chairman Pat Gallagher said: "It is an exciting time for the Gallagher Group. We are celebrating 45 years of successful operation in 2018 and can rightfully be proud of our business performance. However, that success has always been built on continually looking to, and planning for, the future.

"Having non-executive directors on board of the calibre and experience of Steve Hollingshead and Paul Collins to help the Management Team and many of the broader Gallagher Group team develop the next chapter in the business's development is important for us.

"Similarly, we are delighted to be welcoming Catherine Rossiter to the Gallagher Group with a clear, planned transition for Tom Corkery into an independent advisory role to the Gallagher family later this year.

"It is with real pride that the Group is seeing its investment in future talent coming through and we expect to see that evolution continuing over the coming months and years ahead."

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