Leo Quinn
Leo Quinn (born 13 December 1956)[1] is a British business executive. In 2015 he became the Group Chief Executive of Balfour Beatty.[2] In October 2013, he founded The 5% Club[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Quinn was raised in Ladbroke Grove and was educated at the London Oratory School.[1] As a young man Quinn worked at his father's business in West London.[4] He attended University of Surrey intending to study electronic and electrical engineering before transferring to Portsmouth Polytechnic, where he switched to civil engineering. He then went to Imperial College earning an MSc in management science.[1]
Career
[edit]Quinn worked as a civil engineer for Balfour Beatty, beginning in 1979.[5] He worked for 16 years with Honeywell inc. in various management roles, including Global President of H&BC Enterprise Solutions.[6]
For three years, Quinn was COO in the production management division of Invensys, a multinational engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.[7][8]
From 2004 to 2008, Quinn was Chief Executive of De La Rue plc, a support service company involved in security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems.[9]
He was also a director of Tomkins plc.[10]
Quinn became Group Chief Executive of QinetiQ Group PLC in November 2009, replacing Graham Love.[11] and succeeded in increasing the company's pre-tax profits.[12] He remained in this position until 2014, when he was hired by Balfour Beatty, which had been struggling financially, to create a turnaround plan.[13][14]
In October 2013, Quinn founded The 5% Club.[3]
Personal
[edit]Quinn is married with two sons.[1] Quinn has three brothers.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Collingridge, John (5 February 2017). "The turnaround king sets off on a quest to fix the future". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Leo Quinn faces uphill battle to remove Balfour Beatty ‘skeletons’". Financial Times, March 20, 2015, Elizabeth Paton
- ^ a b "Our Founder". The 5% Club. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "The Business on Leo Quinn". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Balfour Beatty names Leo Quinn new chief executive". The Independent, Alex Lawson, 15 October 2014
- ^ "Leo Quinn Executive Profile and Biography". Bloomberg Business Week. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Siebe and BTR unveil plans for pounds 9.4bn merger". The Independent. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Invensys History - Schneider Electric". www.se.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Inside the City: Quinn's QinetiQ Shake Up". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Movers and Shakers". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ a b Susan Thompson. "Business big shot: Leo Quinn". The Times. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "QinetiQ Profits Rise Despite Tough Backdrop". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Jim Armitage: Balfour Beatty boss Leo Quinn is right to be optimistic as he battles to turn the builder around". Evening Standard, JIM ARMITAGE 12 August 2015
- ^ "Balfour results are ‘horrible’ admits boss Leo Quinn". 25 March 2015 | By Iain Withers
External links
[edit]- "Leo Quinn Executive Profile and Biography". Bloomberg Business Week. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2012.