New Chairman For Construction Industry Council

At its Council meeting yesterday Keith Clarke was appointed as the new Chairman of the
Construction Industry Council. The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, CIC’s former Chairman, now
becomes Deputy Chairman in accordance with CIC’s rules & byelaws.

Mr Clarke is chief executive of Atkins, the UK’s largest engineering consultancy and second
largest architecture practice. Keith, a Chartered Architect with more than 30 years’ experience
in construction and engineering, joined Atkins from Skanska AB, where he was Executive Vice
President responsible for its activities in the UK, Poland, Czech Republic, India and China. He
previously worked for the City of New York for 10 years in an economic development role, as
well as Olympia and York, Trafalgar House and Kvaerner.

Keith is an Advisory Board Member at Imperial College, a member of the Supporters at Large
Group for Open House and Patron of the Environmental Industries Commission.

Speaking yesterday Mr Clarke, said "This is an incredibly challenging and exciting time for the sector...Climate change, coupled with ever increasing urbanisation, population growth and scarcity of resources, moves the roles of the professional bodies to the core of the debate."