Mace Consult Taps Former ISG UK Contracting Chief as Europe Managing Director

Mace Seek the advice of has tapped former ISG UK Development exec Zoe Worth to guide its Europe enterprise as managing director in what the agency says is a “important step” towards its planned carve out from its guardian firm.

“Zoe has beneficial operational and supply experience and is ready to use this information and expertise to drive optimistic outcomes for shoppers throughout all markets and repair strains in our Europe hub,” stated Mace Seek the advice of CEO Davendra Dabasia in a Monday press release asserting Worth’s appointment.

Worth, who additionally had her first day on the firm on Monday, is a 20-year building trade veteran who beforehand held senior roles at UK contractors Willmott Dixon and Morgan Sindall.

“With a pointy give attention to service excellence for our shoppers, Mace Seek the advice of has loved double-digit progress in recent times, and I sit up for working with our proficient groups throughout Europe to develop our footprint and ship programmes that profit communities throughout the hub,” Worth added in a press launch. 

At ISG, Worth served as group director for public sector frameworks and chief working officer earlier than she succeeded Chief Executive Matt Blowers on the helm of the corporate following his February 2024 departure in hopes {that a} “basic reset” of the corporate’s monetary well being would comply with. In September 2024, the corporate filed for “administration” safety—a sort of chapter in the UK—after six of its subsidiaries did the identical, reportedly leaving thousands of employees unemployed.

In an all-staff memo asserting the choice, Development Information reported that Worth wrote that the corporate had been impacted by “legacy points” and “giant loss-making contracts.”

Worth’s new Mace Seek the advice of gig comes amid a flurry of different firm exercise because it prepares for its independence from Mace Group due to a majority funding by personal fairness agency Goldman Sachs Options, announced in July. 

Further introduced hires embrace Louise Sunderland as head of cities and locations, Martyn Court docket as head of mobility, Rachael Saville as European lead for program and undertaking administration, and Andy Beard transferring into the function of managing director for infrastructure.

In accordance with Mace Seek the advice of, its carve out from Mace Group is anticipated to be accomplished by finish of yr.