Kier Appoints Tom Hinton as Chief Financial Officer Following Simon Kesterton's Departure
Position
Chief Financial Officer
Company
Kier
BathConstructionBuilding MaintenanceDescription
Kier has announced the appointment of Tom Hinton as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 2026, as Simon Kesterton prepares to depart after six years with the company. Hinton, who previously served as interim CEO and CFO at Wincanton, brings extensive corporate finance experience to Kier.
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Kier Appoints Tom Hinton as Chief Financial Officer Following Simon Kesterton's Departure (December 2, 2025). Kier is based in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom.
- What did Kier announce on December 2, 2025?
- Kier has announced the appointment of Tom Hinton as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 2026, as Simon Kesterton prepares to depart after six years with the company. Hinton, who previously served as interim CEO and CFO at Wincanton, brings extensive corporate finance experience to Kier.
- What does Kier do?
- Kier Group is focused on sustainably delivering the infrastructure that is vital to the UK.
- Where is Kier based?
- Kier is based in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- Lendlease (December 2, 2025), Mid Atlantic Roofing Supply (December 2, 2025), Roofing Corp of America (December 1, 2025) and Airtron (December 4, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Kier.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Construction and Building Maintenance
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- Lendlease Appoints Stephanie Graham as CEO Construction and Toby Matthews as Chief Risk Officer (December 2, 2025)
- Atlantic Squared Supply Promotes Britt Thomas to President of Mid Atlantic Roofing Supply (December 2, 2025)
- Roofing Corp of America Appoints Mark Henefeld as Chief Financial Officer (December 1, 2025)
- Airtron Appoints Steve Margolius as Chief Executive Officer and Adnan Mughal as Chief Financial Officer (December 4, 2025)
- Alumil System India Appoints Vaggelis Papanikolaou as Chief Operating Officer (December 13, 2025)
- STARK Deutschland Appoints Dr. Marc Baumgartner as Chief Executive Officer (December 16, 2025)
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