Wayne Davies is joining Laing O鈥橰ourke on 12th January 2026 as chief people officer from facilities management contractor Premier Technical Services Group, where he has worked for the past 18 months.
Much of his career has been spent with various parts of the General Electric (GE) group. More recently he spent five years as senior vice president for human resources (HR) at Emirates, the Dubai-based airline
Laing O鈥橰ourke already has an HR director on its Europe executive committee and one on its Australia executive committee but not one on its overarching group executive committee. Wayne Davies will now fill this gap.
Group chief executive Cathal O鈥橰ourke said: 鈥淚 am excited for Wayne to join our business and the group executive committee. He brings an outstanding track record leading people functions across complex, international organisations.
鈥淗is experience in transformation, organisational and talent development will help us deliver on our ambitions as we step up to drive a new delivery paradigm for the construction industry.鈥�
Wayne Davies describes himself on social media as 鈥渁 curator of purpose with a passion for people and their potential鈥�.
Of his new job, he said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to be joining Laing O鈥橰ourke at such an exciting and ambitious moment for the business. Throughout my career I鈥檝e been driven by the belief that empowered, well鈥憇upported people are the foundation of exceptional performance.
鈥淚 have long admired the innovative DNA, entrepreneurial spirit and values-based leadership that is synonymous with Laing O鈥橰ourke. I look forward to partnering with colleagues across the organisation to build our capability, strengthen our culture, and help ensure that our teams continue to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients and communities.鈥�