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The DRF Lunchtime Clinic is holding a special event with the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) where we are hosting Kevin O'Brien, Chief Executive of Gammon Construction Ltd. Kevin will be talking about The evolution of modular construction in Southeast Asia. This edition of the clinic will be held in Lecture Theatre 1 in the IfM: see map.

About our speaker

Kevin joined Balfour Beatty, a shareholder of Gammon, in Hong Kong in 1996 and moved over to Gammon in 2004 where he has held a number of senior roles. Kevin was appointed Chief Executive of The Jardine Engineering Corporation in 2018 where he was responsible for all businesses across Asia. He transferred back to Gammon as the Chief Executive in 2021. Kevin has over 35 years’ extensive management experience in the construction and engineering industry covering both the private and public sectors.  He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. More recently, Kevin has led the widescale transformation projects in the traditional engineering businesses that hehas led. He is the current Chairman of the Business Environment Council, an Honorary Fellow of the Vocational Training Council and a member of the Industry Advisory Board for the Department of Real Estate and Construction - Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. 

Abstract

Kevin joined Balfour Beatty, a shareholder of Gammon, in Hong Kong in 1996 and moved over to Gammon in 2004 where he has held a number of senior roles. Kevin was appointed Chief Executive of The Jardine Engineering Corporation in 2018 where he was responsible for all businesses across Asia. He transferred back to Gammon as the Chief Executive in 2021. Kevin has over 35 years’ extensive management experience in the construction and engineering industry covering both the private and public sectors.  He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. More recently, Kevin has led the widescale transformation projects in the traditional engineering businesses that hehas led. He is the current Chairman of the Business Environment Council, an Honorary Fellow of the Vocational Training Council and a member of the Industry Advisory Board for the Department of Real Estate and Construction - Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. 

Date: 
Friday, 4 April, 2025 - 12:30 to 13:45
Event location: 
Lecture Theatre 1, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) , Department of Engineering, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS