Meliha Duymaz has joined Skanska UK as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President.

Duymaz is an established finance leader with a breadth of experience across services, operations and major construction projects. She joins Skanska UK from Network Rail, where she was Finance Director for the eastern region running from London to Scotland, its largest regional business with 10,000 employees. In this role she has overseen a significant portion of Network Rail’s investment budget in multi-billion-pound programmes and projects.

Prior to this, Duymaz served as Managing Director for the Anglia Route, leading multifunctional teams responsible for infrastructure management and service delivery for some of the most intensely operated rail routes into London. She has also worked for a diverse range of other organisations including Serco and Huntsworth.

Duymaz will report to President and CEO, Gregor Craig, who said of the appointment: “I am delighted to welcome Meliha to Skanska UK, bringing her broad experience across a variety of sectors.”