# Keller Group appoints Carl-Peter Forster as Chair Designate, to succeed Peter Hill

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/keller-group-appoints-carl-peter-forster-as-chair-designate-to-succeed-peter-hill/4121177237
- Published: 2024-11-14T08:22:24+00:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**Keller Group plc** (LON:KLR), the world’s largest geotechnical specialist contractor,
has announced the appointment of Carl-Peter Forster as a Non-executive Director 
and Chair designate.

Carl-Peter will join the Board of Keller as a Non-executive Director and Chair designate
with effect from 16 December 2024. Carl-Peter will succeed Peter Hill CBE who announced
in July 2024 his intention to step down after approaching nine years as Chairman.
Following a handover period Carl-Peter will succeed Peter as Chair on 5 March 2025.
As well as his role as Non-executive Director and Chair designate, Carl-Peter will
be appointed to the Nomination and Governance Committee on 16 December 2024 and 
will become Chair of that committee on 5 March 2025 when he assumes the role of 
Chair of the Board.

Carl-Peter is currently Chairman of Vesuvius plc, Chemring Group PLC and the Senior
Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chair at Babcock International Group
plc. On 30 November 2024 Carl-Peter will step down as Chairman of Chemring, as previously
announced. He is also Chairman of StoreDot, a member of the Kinexon GmbH Advisory
Board, and a member of the Boards of The Mobility House AG, Gordon Murray Group 
Limited and Envisics Ltd.  

He was previously a Non-executive Director of IMI plc, Rexam PLC, Rolls-Royce plc
and Cosworth Ltd, and served as Chairman of The London Electric Vehicle Company 
Ltd, and as a member of the Boards of Volvo Cars Corporation and Geely Automobile
Holdings.

This appointment follows a thorough search process undertaken by the Nomination 
and Governance Committee of the Board, led by Baroness Kate Rock, Keller’s Senior
Independent Director.

Baroness Kate Rock said:

_“Following a thorough selection process to identify and select a new Chair, we 
are delighted to welcome Carl-Peter to the Board at an exciting point in Keller’s
development. His experience across a range of international industrial companies,
in a broad range of executive and non-executive roles, will be invaluable to Keller
and the Group’s future strategic development._

_On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Peter for his leadership and significant
contribution to Keller. Peter has chaired Keller through a transformational period
and will be leaving a strong legacy of performance delivery and value creation.”_

Carl-Peter Forster said:

_“I am delighted to be joining the Keller Group and I look forward to working with
the Board and the executive team to drive forward the Group’s strategy and ensuring
that it continues to create significant value for all stakeholders.”_

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