Skanska hires Sporn from roads body to lead infrastructure operations
24 Jul
Top Stories

Skanska hires Sporn from roads body to lead infrastructure operations

Posted by author-avatar
0
Skanska has appointed Dean Sporn as operations director within its UK infrastructure division.Sporn will join in early 2025 from National Highways, where he has spent the past eight years as director of enhancements in the major projects directorate.During his time at the government-owned roads body, he was responsible for several high-profile schemes, including the A417 Missing Link, M25 junction 10 upgrade, and the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross dualling.A civil engineer by background, Sporn has more than 30 years’ experience in infrastructure delivery. Before joining National Highways in 2016, he spent seven years at CPB Contractors in Australia and New Zealand, leading a AU$2bn (£1.06bn) programme of road, rail, tunnelling and healthcare projects.Skanska UK executive vice-president Andrew English said Sporn brought “extensive infrastructure experience from the UK and overseas” to the business.Sporn said he...
Continue reading
Latitude hires new CEO
06 Nov
Top Stories

Latitude hires new CEO

Posted by author-avatar
0
Top Stories Tamfitronics Aurélie Bressollette (right) is the new CEO of Latitude as co-founder Stanislas Maximin moves into the role of executive chairman. Credit: LatitudeWASHINGTON — French launch vehicle startup Latitude has hired an industry veteran as its new chief executive as the company gears up for its first launch.Latitude announced Nov. 5 that it hired Aurélie Bressollette as chief executive. She succeeds Stanislas Maximin, co-founder of the company, who moved into the role of executive chairman.Bressollette comes to Latitude from Rivada Space Networks, where she was vice president of the procurement office for the constellation company. She previously worked for Redwire, OHB System and Airbus.In an interview, Maximin said he hired Bressollette to handle day-to-day operations of the company as Latitude grew. “As a founder, you’ve got to fire yourself from multiple jobs through...
Continue reading