Andy Mitchell will step down as co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council in Spring 2022.
Mr Mitchell, who co-chairs the CLC alongside the Minister for Business and Industry Lee Rowley MP, was appointed in October 2018 and has since guided the sector through the considerable challenges of Covid-19 while establishing the CLC as a powerful and recognised driver of change for the sector.
With this increased presence, the CLC continues to deliver positive change with priorities in 2022 including Construct Zero, Building Safety, meeting the Skills Challenge, and implementing the Construction Playbook.
The CLC is now seeking nominations for Mr Mitchell’s successor, which will include working directly with Government, chairing a range of its industry-wide meetings, alongside acting as a spokesperson for the CLC.
Announcing his decision to step down Mr Mitchell said: “I am extremely proud of what we have achieved together in the last 3 years, and it is clear that not only did we play a major role in leading the industry through the pandemic but in the process we have managed to get a unity and coherence in the industry not seen before – and we are now with credibility and confidence laying out plans for the industry’s development in the future.
“With a little over 18 months to go before we start commissioning on Tideway, it is right that I now dedicate my full focus to the project, but I wish the CLC the very best for the future.”
CLC Co-chair Lee Rowley MP said: “On behalf of the CLC and the Government I want to express our thanks to Andy for the extraordinary commitment that he has provided to the CLC for the past three years. His leadership of the Council through one of the toughest challenges that the industry has faced has been exemplary and has set UK construction on a positive course for the future.”
Caroline Gumble, Chief Executive of CIOB, thanked Mr Mitchell for his leadership of the industry over the last three years.
“He has successfully navigated a completely unprecedented situation for the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, overseeing a restructure of the CLC, pioneering their Talent Retention Scheme and delivering their Roadmap to Recovery,” she continued. “His work has helped pull together professional and trade bodies in one direction to change for the better. We wish Andy the very best for the future and look forward to working with his successor.”
