Corporate Services
Mace's corporate services are lead by the following team:
Corporate Services
Cath is the Marketing and Communications Director for Mace and spearheaded the strategic marketing and communications plan which has supported the company's growth from £183m turnover in 2004 to £708m in 2009.
Cath is responsible for the company's global marketing and communications activities, including branding, market development, corporate communications, public relations, customer satisfaction and relationship management, research, competitive intelligence, creative services and reputation management.
When Cath joined Mace’s marketing and communications department in 2004 she set out a five year plan to build the company a fully comprehensive integrated marketing and communications function which would intelligently and creatively support the company’s growth into new markets and sectors. Cath’s approach synced with Mace’s core belief in taking its cues from other successful industries beyond traditional construction, aiming to be among the best-of-the-best in marketing and communications, just as in service delivery.
Cath and her in-house team were responsible for the group-wide rebrand of Mace in January 2008 in a move to reposition Mace as an international consultancy and construction company. Following this successful rebranding Cath became the youngest employee to be promoted to Operations Director in the company’s history.
Today Cath leads a team of 20 marketing and communications professionals to deliver the company's marketing strategy. A large part of her focus is on the importance of strategic internal communications to promote the brand values of Mace and engage its employees to build a worldwide team of client-focused ambassadors.
Cath read English and History at The University of Liverpool and caught the marketing and communications bug from her first graduate role as a researcher/writer for a student travel company in New York City.
Cath joined Mace in September 1999, moved into a full time marketing role in 2004, was named Head of Marketing and Communications in September 2006, promoted to Operations Director in July 2008 and to Director in December 2010.
Amy joined Mace in August 2003 and is the head of the Mace’s legal and insurance department. Amy is a solicitor and prior to joining Mace worked in private practice at Eversheds solicitors specialising in construction law.
Amy is responsible for the provision of advice and support to Mace on all legal and risk management issues. Amy also oversees the company’s insurance regime and monitors compliance with the terms of the company’s policies.
Her remit covers all aspects of construction law (procurement advice, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, bonds, guarantees and warranties) as well as joint ventures, leases, intellectual property and commercial contracts. She co-ordinates use of external legal resource where necessary, and also acts as the Group’s Data Protection Officer.
John is a chartered health and safety professional and a member of the Mace construction board. He joined Mace in 1994 and progressed to his current role as director in 2001.
He is the driving force behind the group's industry recognised environment, safety and health (ESH) track record and reputation and has developed a highly respected professional ESH team to support the business, projects and clients.
John is also the managing director of Mace Sustain, the consultancy arm of Mace providing ESH related performance improvement solutions to the marketplace including services on sustainability, behavioural safety, CDM coordination, social inclusion programmes, compliance, training and performance measurement.
Kath Knight joined Mace as human resources director in 1998 and is responsible for providing strategic advice to the group board in all areas of human resource management. Her remit covers domestic and international employment strategies, compensation and benefits, employee relations and employment law, learning and development and talent management, organisational development, resourcing and recruitment, diversity and equal opportunities, workforce and succession planning, employee wellbeing and occupational health and safety and performance management.
Kath has been a qualified HR practitioner for over 30 years and has worked in a very wide variety of roles, including employment law, payroll and benefits, training and development, industrial relations and recruitment. Kath is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Prior to joining Mace, Kath's experience was gained in the public sector working with a number of large local authorities including their outsourced commercial interests e.g. airports.
During her time at Mace, Kath has seen the company grow from 500 people across four locations to 3,000 based across the globe. She has played a critical part in ensuring that Mace have moved into the 21st century with HR policies and practises which lead the field.
David is Mace's Finance Director and has held this role since 1997. David qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982 and then as a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 1985.
Once qualified he joined Longcrofts and progressed to become a partner in 1990. In 1993 David joined Chantrey Vellacott, a 55 partner national practice, and was appointed head of audit and accounting in 1997.
He specialised in advising a fast growing entrepreneurial client base, dealing with a broad range of issues including fund raising, business planning, capital structures and performance improvement. He advised Mace on these and other issues since the beginning of 1995 before joining the company in 1997.
Appointed as Finance Director, David is responsible for the finance, IT and facilities functions of the business. His priorities are to manage the growth of the business and to ensure increased shareholder value through both cash and profit maximisation. He provides the financial input into strategic corporate decisions and assists the business units in resolving day to day financial issues as they arise. This includes project financing including bonds and PCGs, risk sharing frameworks and joint ventures, and new areas of business activity. One of his current priorities is to improve the information and systems platforms of the business through implementation of new finance systems and methodologies, thus improving project performance.
Jarlath joined Mace in November 2006 and is the group's company secretary. Jarlath is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Prior to joining Mace, Jarlath worked for Aon Limited for seven years, working her way up to assistant company secretary having previously worked for Willis Limited and Royal & Sun Alliance plc.
Jarlath is responsible for the administration and control of UK statutory information including minuting board meetings, managing UK and overseas compliance issues, overseeing the group structure chart and share scheme administration.
