Shepherd Construction has strengthened its West Division senior team with the appointment of Chris Evans as commercial director and Clive Williamson as construction director.

Both will be based at Shepherd Construction’s Manchester office.

Chris Evans

Chris, who will have responsibility for leading the divisional commercial team, which covers the North West and Midlands regions, has more than 20 years’ in the construction industry. He brings with him widespread experience in major project delivery both in the UK and internationally, from feasibility stage right through to final completion.

Latterly, he was part of the senior management team responsible for delivering the £1.6 billion Westfield Shopping Centre in London.  Prior to this, he was with Bovis Lend Lease, commercially responsible for delivering projects such as the £150m northern extension at Manchester’s Arndale Centre and the £142m Kings Waterfront development in Liverpool.

Chris comments: “Shepherd Construction is a solid business with a reputation for delivering high quality. The company is continuing to deliver a string of high profile projects across the North West and Midlands, and with more in the pipeline, including Liverpool’s Central Library which is nearing financial close, this is an exciting time to join the company.”

Clive Williamson

Clive will oversee and expand operations across the Division’s Manchester and Liverpool offices. 

He was previously managing director of Ocon Construction where he introduced commercial, operational and estimating procedures that significantly improved the company’s performance.

Prior to this he was deputy managing director, first at Jarvis Infrastructure Services and more latterly, at Wrekin Construction.