STEPHEN Slessor has been announced as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Ross-Shire Engineering (RSE).
Mr Slessor will take up his new role in January 2024, following 17 years at Galliford Try where he worked his way up from a quantity surveyor to MD of the firm’s environment business.
As well as his work at Galliford Try, Mr Slessor is also influential on a number of industry advisory boards as an active non-executive director for British Water and the Scottish Futures Trust. Mr Slessor was also president of the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors until March 2022.
The appointment comes at an ‘important’ junction in RSE’s growth ambitions, with it coming six months after investment from London-based equity partners MML.
Current CEO Iain MacGregor will remain an executive director at RSE and a significant shareholder in the group. Commenting on the appointment he said, “I am delighted to be welcoming Stephen into the RSE family at such an exciting time. We have enjoyed considerable growth in the last four years, turning a £60m service company in Scotland to a £250 million+ technical specialist that services clients in the water sector across the UK.
“Demand for innovation to meet the needs of the water sector is positioning RSE for further growth. We believe that bringing Stephen’s skills, experience, and energy into the business will help guide RSE with our growth plans and realise the full potential of our modular solutions across UK and International markets.”
Stephen Slessor commented, “I’m thankful to Galliford Try for the opportunity afforded me in my previous role. It’s an exciting time to be joining RSE and it fulfils my entrepreneurial aspirations to build something unique and game changing in the water sector – a true disruptor. RSE’s differentiated technical offering, including its modular approach to water treatment, will shape the future of the sector in the UK and abroad.
“I’m pleased to now be part of this and look forward to working with my new colleagues when I join in January.”
