Kier Group plc announces the appointment of Anne Baldock as a non-executive director to its board. She will become a member of the environment, social and governance committee, the nomination committee, the remuneration committee and the risk management and audit committee.

Baldock’s background is as a lawyer, with more than 30 years’ experience in the infrastructure sector, from her executive career at Allen & Overy LLP, where she was a partner from 1990 to 2012 and had roles as global head of the Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Group and as a member of the global/main strategic board, and from her later non-executive director roles.

Baldock is currently senior independent director and remco chair of Pantheon Infrastructure plc; senior independent director and chair of the remuneration and nomination committees of Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd; and senior independent director and chair of the investment committee of East West Railway Company Limited.

Matthew Lester, Kier’s chair, said: “We are delighted that Anne has agreed to join the board. She has extensive experience of major infrastructure projects, project finance and infrastructure investment and of serving as a non-executive director for a variety of companies operating in our sector, such as energy, nuclear, water and rail, all of which will be of great value to Kier. I look forward to working with Anne.”