Barhale has announced the appointment of Matthew Behan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Barhale Group of companies.
The new CEO will take up his position at Barhale on 1st August 2016, after almost five years as Group CFO and Interim CEO of J Murphy & Sons where he was a Main Board Director.
Behan is joining Barhale at a point in time when the company turnover is set to deliver record figures in 2016/17 due to positive growth and targeted project wins. Barhale said that in order to capitalise on the opportunities ahead, a new Group Holding Board has been established on which the new CEO will sit, working alongside Dennis Curran, Andy Flowerday and Noel Hanley.
He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Director and earlier this year was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the London based Institute of Operational Risk (IOR).
Matthew commented:
“Barhale is a modern business underpinned by enduring values, which have earned the Company reputation and trust amongst all its stakeholders. The Company is known to me as a first class performer, highly regarded by clients and I have first-hand experience of Barhale as a progressive Joint Venture partner over several years. I am extremely pleased to be joining such a customer focused, safety-embedded, innovative and responsible business and I am fully committed to the values and the Barhale 3 Pillars sustainability model, which will ensure lasting growth and success.”
Barhale’s Five Year Strategic Plan is built around the need to broaden its portfolio into the Energy, Transport and Built Environment sectors, whilst continuing to deliver frontier performance for its existing Water sector customers. Matthew Behan will be actively involved in finalising the plan and assume overall responsibility for its effective implementation.
Barhale Chairman Dennis Curran said:
“I am delighted that Matthew has agreed to join us as we enter the next exciting stage of the Barhale Group’s growth and development. We have taken the opportunity to review the corporate structure to meet our future needs, having spent the last two years successfully consolidating our position and securing a long term order book.”
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