Roger Bayliss, Executive Vice President at Skanska UK, is taking off from his current position to Senior Vice President, Operational Efficiency the next month.

This movement is in accordance to drive the company towards improved efficiency across its worldwide operations. He will focus on how Skanska projects and the wider business can become more efficient and customer-oriented.

Roger Bayliss joined Skanska UK in 2007 as Project Director for the £1 billion (US$1.45 billion) PFI redevelopment of St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London hospitals. In 2008 he became a member of Skanska UK’s Executive Management Team and he has spent the past five years as Chief Finance Officer.

Mike Putnam, President and CEO Skanska UK, said:

“During his career, Roger has gained an exceptional breadth of experience across the construction sector, having been both the client and contractor in the UK and overseas. He is a big advocate of modern methods of construction, including building information modelling, offsite fabrication and industrialization. These are all key components that will help Skanska globally to deliver building and infrastructure projects more safely, sustainably and cost effectively. Roger has made an excellent contribution to Skanska UK over the last eight years. I congratulate him on his new role, which is a great opportunity that very much plays to his strengths.”

Roger Bayliss added:

“With the development of new technologies and construction methods, we are at a time of significant change for the industry. It’s an excellent opportunity to drive more efficient ways of working that deliver the best possible solutions for customers. This new role demonstrates our commitment to leading this change, where we can learn and share best practice from our global areas of operation. I’m very much looking forward to the challenges ahead, following a hugely enjoyable eight years spent at Skanska UK.”