National contractor Dowds Group recently welcomed a new group head of finance, as part of plans to drive long-term sustainable growth.
Bryan Rice joined County Antrim-headquartered Dowds from commercial manufacturer BLK BOX, where he spent nearly two-and-a-half years as finance director.
Before that he spent more than seven years working at Survitec Group, a survival technology specialist, latterly as finance director, transformation.
Between 2005 and 2009 he was an assistant manager at PwC, working with both public and private sector clients.
In his new role as group head of finance at Dowds, Rice will lead financial planning and reporting, while supporting the strategic initiatives of the senior leadership team.
“Bryan brings extensive experience in strategic finance, digital transformation, and commercial leadership, key areas that will support our continued growth and innovation,” Dowds said.
“His appointment reflects our ongoing commitment to strengthening leadership and support services across the business, in line with our One Dowds ethos.”
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Back in February, managing director James Dowds assumed the role of executive chairperson and Louise McClelland was appointed group CEO.
Assuming the role of chief executive had been a natural progression for McClelland, who had been working in an advisory capacity to the Board over the last seven years, latterly as executive director.
She had also spent more than 20 years leading large-scale business transformation across privately-owned and private equity-owned companies throughout the UK and Ireland.
Having led the company for more than 12 years, Dowds oversaw the group’s growth from electrical contractor to national contractor.
He described McClelland as an “outstanding leader” with the right experience, energy and values to steer the group through a new era.
McClelland and Dowds’ appointments were part of an 18-month strategy to build a leadership team to drive long-term sustainable growth at Dowds.
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