Topic People
Date 28 Aug 2025
Galliford Try is pleased to announce that Thomas Faulkner has been appointed to its Executive Board with effect from 15 September 2025.
Thomas will succeed Mark Baxter, Executive Board member and Divisional Managing Director of Specialist Services, taking up his new role in a phased manner. Mark will support Thomas’s induction into the business, and retire at the end of December 2026, following more than 27 years of exceptional leadership and invaluable contributions to the Group.
Thomas is a Chartered Civil Engineer with 30 years of experience in construction. He most recently spent 10 years as UK Executive Vice President at Skanska and has a strong background in the infrastructure sector, covering water, environment, highways, rail and specialist services.
He shares Galliford Try’s people-orientated approach and is an advocate for digital and technical innovation, areas alongside Specialist Services that Galliford Try has highlighted as fundamental drivers of its Sustainable Growth Strategy.
Commenting on the announcement, Bill Hocking, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, said: “Mark has played an instrumental role in the Group’s success, overseeing the growth of our Investments and FM businesses; the successful sale of Rock and Alluvium, and gearing up Digital Infrastructure, Asset Intelligence and Oak for the next part of our Sustainable Growth Strategy. We have carefully planned for Mark’s departure, which reflects his long-term plan to retire and thank him for his excellent contribution to Galliford Try over many years.
“We are pleased to welcome Thomas, with his broad experience, to Galliford Try and congratulate him on his appointment. He joins our business at a very exciting time and I look forward to working with him as our Sustainable Growth Strategy to 2030 continues to build momentum.”
Thomas Faulkner said: “Galliford Try is a well-respected company with a good culture, the right values, and great people. I have been impressed by the consistent growth of the business over recent years, and its track record of project delivery and repeat work, achieved by a fantastic team.
“The Group has a solid foundation to continue to hit its strategic objectives and there is a real sense of positivity and optimism that is inspiring. I am delighted to be joining Galliford Try and its Specialist Services business at this pivotal time and look forward to working together to drive continued success.”