Keller Group PLC (LON:KLR) has poached its new chief financial officer from private engineering and construction group J Murphy & Sons.
The geotechnical contractor has appointed David Burke with effect from October 12, 2020.
Has been CFO of Murphy's since 2016, running the numbers for a company with turnover of £900mln and 3,500 employees.
Previously, he was at Serco for more than 12 years, including four years as CFO for the Africa, Middle East, Asia and ANZ region and lastly as CFO of the UK Central Government Division, with turnover of £1.6 billion and 10,000 employees.
Keller highlighted Burke's record of “driving business performance and change in the construction and services sectors across varied cultures and geographies”.
Burke's predecessor in the role, Mike Speakman, was appointed chief executive on a permanent basis last December.