Alan Lovell
Alan Lovell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alan Charles Lovell 19 October 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Former CEO, Costain, Jarvis plc, Dunlop Slazenger and Infinis |
| Board member of | Carillion |
| Spouse | Virginia Lovell |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Relatives | Bernard Weatherill (father-in-law) |
Alan Charles Lovell DL (born 19 November 1953)[1][2] is a British businessman, and a former chief executive of the British construction company Costain.[3][4]
Early life
Lovell is the son of a farmer, and was educated at Winchester College, followed by a degree in Classics from the University of Oxford.[1]
Career
He trained as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1976 to 1980, where he was seconded to the City merchant bank Kleinwort Benson, and then worked for the electronics company Plessey from 1980 to 1989.[1]
In 1989, Lovell joined Conder Group as finance director, rising to CEO, when it collapsed in September 1992.[5] He was finance director of Costain from 1992 to 1995, and its CEO from 1995 to 1997,[5] after which he was CEO of Jarvis plc, and then CEO of Dunlop Slazenger.[5] In July 2006, he was appointed as CEO of Infinis, which then claimed to be the UK's largest independent solely renewable power company.[1]
In November 2017, Lovell joined Carillion as a non-executive director, and was described as a "veteran turnaround specialist", a "turnaround expert" and a "company doctor".[4][6][5]
Lovell is chairman of the Consumer Council for Water, Safestyle and the Association of Lloyd's Members.[4] Lovell is a deputy lieutenant of Hampshire, chairman of the Mary Rose Trust, chairman of the board of governors of Winchester University and a trustee of Winchester Cathedral.[5]
Personal life
He is married to Virginia, daughter of the House of Commons speaker Bernard Weatherill, and they have two daughters.[1]
Lovell has a longstanding interest in real tennis from his schooldays, and was head of the UK's real tennis association in Britain for 13 years.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Macalister, Terry (6 September 2007). "The Friday interview: Alan Lovell". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Alan Charles LOVELL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Carillion collapse: The key personnel at the firm". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Former Jarvis chief joins Carillion board - Construction Enquirer". www.constructionenquirer.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Troubled Carillion calls in Costain saviour". www.theconstructionindex.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Ltd, Insider Media. "Carillion hires company turnaround expert". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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