John McDonough (businessman)

John McDonough CBE (born November 1951), is a British businessman, and was CEO of Carillion from January 2001 to December 2011.

John McDonough
BornNovember 1951 (age 69)
NationalityBritish
Alma materImperial College London
OccupationBusinessman
Titleformer CEO, Carillion
Term2001-11
PredecessorSir Neville Simms
SuccessorRichard Howson

Early life

John McDonough was born in November 1951.[1] He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London in 1972.[2]

Career

McDonough started his career at Massey Ferguson.[2] He joined Johnson Controls in 1991, as UK managing director, Automotive Systems Group (ASG), rising to vice president, integrated facilities management, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and a member of the senior management team, until his appointment as Carillion CEO.[2]

McDonough was CEO of Carillion from January 2001 to December 2011[3] and has been blamed for the company's switch of focus from construction to services.[4] He retired in December 2011, having reached the age of 60, and was succeeded as CEO by the chief operating officer, Richard Howson.[5]

McDonough is chairman of Vesuvius Group SA, since October 2012, a past chairman of the CBI's Construction Council (2008-2011)[6][7] and vice-chairman of the CBI's Public Services' Strategy Board.[3] He has been chairman of Sunbird Group since September 2014.[8]

Honours

McDonough was appointed a CBE in 2011, for services to industry.[8]

References
  1. "John MCDONOUGH - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "FE Investegate -Carillion PLC Announcements - Carillion PLC: Appointment". www.investegate.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. "Executive Profile: John McDonough". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. "Carillion Analysis: The fall of a titan". Ecobuild: Industry News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "John McDonough to leave Carillion". constructionnews.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. Burke, Myles (11 July 2008). "Carillion chief to head CBI Construction Council". Construction News. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. "New chairman for CBI Construction Council". The Construction Index. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. "John McDonough - Sunbird". www.sunbirdgroup.co. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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