Fircroft Group has further strengthened its board of directors with the appointment of Greg Andrews as CFO. In this role, Greg will support the company vision to provide best in class workforce solutions to the global technical engineering industries.
Fircroft is the leading technical and engineering recruitment specialist. Today, it has over 60 offices across 45 countries - and over 800 dedicated employees supporting more than 12,000 contractors.
Combining technical financial knowledge, commercial business acumen and highly effective communication skills, Greg brings a wealth of international experience having worked with clients from the aerospace and defence, construction and energy sectors.
With a proven track record of business and team development, Greg has delivered significant people, process and system improvement programmes with various finance organisations, and has led multi-functional and multi-cultural teams across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Greg joins Fircroft from Calder Group, a privately-owned pan-European engineering group with a turnover of €200m and approximately 750 employees, where he was Group Finance Director, responsible for all aspects of Group Finance, Tax and Treasury functions.
Johnathan Johnson, CEO of Fircroft Group, said “Financial performance is a crucial cornerstone of our Group strategy. Greg’s demonstrable experience in growing market share across existing markets and new regions, securing new funding and leading global acquisitions will be hugely beneficial for the Fircroft Group. I am delighted to welcome Greg to the Fircroft Family”.
On his appointment, Greg Andrews commented, “I’m very much looking forward to joining Fircroft Group in May; a company with a rich heritage, a strong business strategy and a clear focus on securing the future generation. I believe there is a great opportunity to develop and grow the Fircroft Group and am excited to have the chance to be part of it’.