Alun Griffiths was appointed to the board as a non-executive director on the 1st of May 2014. He is the Senior Independent Director (SID) and was chair of the remuneration committee until September 2023.

Previously, Alun was a main board member at leading engineering consultancy WS Atkins plc from 2007-2014 and held a number of business leadership and corporate roles, most recently as Group HR Director. Whilst at Atkins, he worked extensively in the UK and internationally in Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, and the USA on a range of management consultancy assignments and major projects. He was also vice chairman of the Port of London Authority.

He chairs the transaction committee at the Ramboll Group (providing oversight for major bids and M+A), and is a non-executive director of RCG-the Remuneration Consultants Group.

His HR experience, combined with his wider business experience and understanding of the views of investors, is well suited to his role here at Severfield.