Chris Taylor has joined property and construction consultancy Ridge, as head of Defence and Security from Mace where, as Operations Director, he helped establish and grow the organisation’s Defence offer in delivery, consultancy and commercial services.
Chris has more than 25 years of real estate industry experience in consulting and construction, leading projects and programmes through bidding, procurement, planning and delivery, including previous experience at Deloitte and J.P. Morgan Chase.
At Ridge, Chris will be leading a growing multi-disciplinary team of more than fifty Defence and Security experts, with a mission to expand the consultancy’s offer in this sector in the UK and internationally. Ridge has identified Defence and Security as a priority growth sector with investment allocated to support ambitious plans to develop its offer in this area.
Chris Taylor, head of Defence and Security at Ridge, comments:
“The Defence sector continues to benefit from continued Government investment. There hasn’t been a more important time in the last twenty years to strengthen and modernise delivery of the UK’s Defence capability and critical security infrastructure. I look forward to working with the multi-disciplinary Ridge team to build on the excellent portfolio and develop our Defence offer.”
Ridge’s track record in Defence and Security includes projects for the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Defence prime contractors, and UK government internationally through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework, where Ridge is one of seven top international consultancies delivering services for the next four years.
Ridge senior partner, Adrian O’Hickey, comments:
“Chris is bringing invaluable experience in Defence and Security and is an expert in this sector. Chris will bring focus to take our capabilities to the next level. Looking forwards, Chris will build on the expertise that we have already have and expand our portfolio in Defence, and Chris’s role will drive our accelerated expansion in this vital sector.”
For more information, please contact Chris Taylor (christaylor@ridge.co.uk)
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