Severfield: Steel firm reinforces leadership team with appointment
Structural steel firm Severfield has established a new role to strengthen the group’s executive leadership team.
It has appointed Terry Fitzmaurice as Chief Commercial Officer. He joins from Manchester Airports Group, where he was the Group Procurement and Contracts Director.
A spokesman said: “Reporting directly to CEO Paul McNerney, Terry joins Severfield’s Executive Committee and will work closely with CFO, Andrew Page.
"His remit will span the group’s commercial, procurement and estimating functions, with a focus on driving the disciplined delivery of Severfield’s recently announced strategy. Terry brings a sharp client focus and will help ensure that we deliver on their behalf.”
Severfield’s CEO Paul McNerney, said: “We are delighted Terry has joined our team and does so at a key time for the business, as we drive into our strategy deployment and continue to focus on certainty and engineering excellence for our clients.”
Mr Fitzmaurice said: “I am delighted to be joining the business at such an exciting time, and I am keen to build on Severfield’s market leading reputation for engineering excellence.
He continued: “I look forward to working with colleagues across all areas of the business and I am eager to join a team who are so focused on delivering Severfield’s new strategy.”
Severfield has a fabrication capacity of approximately 150,000 tonnes per annum across six sites, including a large base in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
The group employs around 1,800 people and has expertise in delivering projects spanning a range of sectors across the UK and Europe.
The group also has an established presence in the growing Indian structural steel market through its joint venture with JSW Steel.
The joint venture operates two fabrication facilities and is expected to have a combined fabrication capacity of more than 224,000 tonnes per annum by the end of the 2027 financial year.