Alun Griffiths was appointed to the board as a non-executive director on 1 May 2014. He is chairman of the remuneration committee and the Senior Independent Director (SID) for Severfield.

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 on major projects.

He is vice chairman and chairs the licensing committee and the remuneration committee at the Port of London Authority (an approving authority for major infrastructure projects on the Thames) and 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, together with his wider business experience and understanding of the views of investors, is well suited to his role here at Severfield.