Find out more about BEAR Scotland’s senior management team.
Iain Murray is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, who joined BEAR Scotland in October 2017 as Managing Director. Iain was previously Commission Director for the Jacobs Arup Joint Venture that assisted Transport Scotland in the delivery of the Queensferry Crossing. His career has focused on the delivery of highways projects through feasibility, public consultation, statutory process, procurement, detailed design and construction. Iain’s top priorities for the business are for everyone to go home safe at the end of the day; to provide a quality service for our client Transport Scotland and the public; and to ensure that BEAR is an employer of choice.
Mark Godsell is Commercial Director for BEAR, having joined the company in 2003. A quantity surveyor with over 30 years’ experience in highways construction and maintenance and is responsible for quantity surveying, procurement and supply chain, and management systems practices. A strong advocate for innovation and business improvement, offering real value to all stakeholders. As a director, Mark offers complete commitment and accessibility to support the delivery of our clients’ objectives.
Martine Brown has been BEAR’s Finance Director since 2016. She is responsible for the back office functions of Finance, Finance Services, Human Resources and IT. She is a qualified accountant with over 30 years' experience across the aerospace industry, technology R&D, electronics manufacturing and the drinks industry. Martine believes developing strong teams of people working cohesively determines BEAR Scotland’s success as a business.
Andy Thompson joined BEAR Scotland in 2003 and has over 30 years’ experience in the highways industry. Andy is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. As the principle client contact for the Transport Scotland contract his priority is to ensure that everything we do is done safely. Thereafter it is to direct, help and support our teams to ensure they have adequate resources to deliver all of our contract requirements, while ensuring our shareholders get a fair return for their investment. Andy's main drivers are the development of BEAR Scotland's staff and providing tangible improvements to the network we manage.
Ian Stewart joined BEAR Scotland in January 2007, and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He has been involved in the trunk roads contracts since their introduction and has been a Contracts Manager, Network Manager, Design Manager, Winter Manager and Operating Company Representative. Uniquely this will be his third time as OCR having previously carried out the role in the South East and North East Units. Ian’s top priorities are to ensure that we successfully deliver the Network Management Contract in line with our contractual requirements and our quality submission, while still achieving our own financial targets. Health and safety across all aspects of what we do is also a major focus.
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