Today Wates Group has announced the appointment of Cressida Curtis as its new Group Sustainability Director.
Cressida will join in the new year and sit on the Group’s Executive Committee, reporting to Chief Executive, Eoghan O’Lionaird.
Cressida joins us from the ESG and Sustainable Business team at Brunswick, a critical issues firm, where she has spent the last three years advising UK and international companies. Additionally, she brings two decades of experience across the built environment sector to the role, having previously been Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at British Land. Her career has also included stints at Logicor and Quintain.
Cressida is a member of the Future Leadership Forum Advisory Board at the UK Green Building Council.
"I am thrilled to be joining Wates, which has such a deep commitment to sustainability and the appetite to accelerate progress in the sector. The company’s significant sustainability initiatives, first class team and innovative approach to creating value for all its stakeholders underpin its reputation," said Cressida Curtis, Group Sustainability Director.
At Wates, we are passionately committed to becoming an ever more sustainable business. I’m delighted to welcome Cressida to the Executive Committee as we look to build on the strong foundation that is in place and deliver a leading sustainability strategy for our sector," said Eoghan O’Lionaird, Chief Executive, Wates Group.