Leo Quinn

Leo Quinn is a British business executive. In 2015 he became the Group Chief Executive of Balfour Beatty.[1] In October 2013, he founded The 5% Club[2]

Early Life and education

As a young man Quinn worked at his father's business in West London.[3] He was educated at Imperial College and Portsmouth University, earning an MSc in Management Science, DIC, and a BSc in Civil Engineering.

Career

Quinn worked as a civil engineer for Balfour Beatty, beginning in 1979.[4] He worked for 16 years with Honeywell inc. in various management roles, including Global President of H&BC Enterprise Solutions.[5]

For three years, Quinn was COO in the production management division of Invensys, a multinational engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.[6][7]

From 2004 to 2008, Quinn was Chief Executive of De La Rue plc, a support service company involved in security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems.[8]

He was also a director of Tomkins plc.[9]

Quinn became Group Chief Executive of QinetiQ Group PLC in November 2009, replacing Graham Love.[10] and succeeded in increasing the company's pre-tax profits.[11] He remained in this position until 2014, when he was hired by Balfour Beatty, which had been struggling financially, to create a turnaround plan.[12][13]

In October 2013, Quinn founded The 5% Club.[2]

Personal

Quinn is married with two step sons.[10] Quinn has three brothers and one sister.

References
  1. "Leo Quinn faces uphill battle to remove Balfour Beatty ‘skeletons’". Financial Times, March 20, 2015, Elizabeth Paton
  2. https://www.5percentclub.org.uk/our-founder/
  3. "The Business on Leo Quinn". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. "Balfour Beatty names Leo Quinn new chief executive". The Independent, Alex Lawson, 15 October 2014
  5. "Leo Quinn Executive Profile and Biography". Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/siebe-and-btr-unveil-plans-for-pounds-94bn-merger-1187036.html
  7. https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/brands/invensys/invensys-history.jsp
  8. "Inside the City: Quinn's QinetiQ Shake Up". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  9. "Movers and Shakers". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  10. Susan Thompson. "Business big shot: Leo Quinn". The Times. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  11. "QinetiQ Profits Rise Despite Tough Backdrop". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  12. Jim Armitage: Balfour Beatty boss Leo Quinn is right to be optimistic as he battles to turn the builder around". Evening Standard, JIM ARMITAGE 12 August 2015
  13. "Balfour results are ‘horrible’ admits boss Leo Quinn". 25 March 2015 | By Iain Withers
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