Dean will lead Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland in delivering its new Strategic Plan – Lead & Grow – unveiled on Monday, and positioning Saint-Gobain as a Solutions Company for residential, commercial and infrastructure.
Dean has held a number of senior leadership roles within the Saint-Gobain Group in the UK & Ireland starting as a sales manager at Saint-Gobain’s Gyproc business in Ireland in 2007, before being appointed to lead the combined Gyproc and Isover Ireland businesses as sales and marketing director in 2011.
Dean then moved to the UK to lead Saint-Gobain’s Okarno (formerly Artex) business as managing director in 2013 and then its combined Insulation businesses including Isover in the UK in 2019. Most recently, since 2021, Dean has been managing director of Saint-Gobain’s UK ‘Interior Solution’s businesses, comprising of Isover and UK drylining and plaster solution brand British Gypsum.
Dean’s appointment comes as Saint-Gobain’s launches its new five-year strategic plan – LEAD & GROW – which focusses Saint-Gobain on being a solutions company for residential, commercial and infrastructure.
“It’s a great privilege to lead Saint-Gobain’s businesses in the UK & Ireland at a time when we release a new strategy that positions Saint-Gobain as a true solutions provider for customers. Saint-Gobain is truly a unique company with an unrivalled breadth of solutions for the entire building industry and expertise made so special by an amazing 360-year history and strong values of care, respect and doing the right things.”
“As the construction sector finds its way of responding to huge challenge such as climate change, protecting natural resources and unprecedent demand for construction – housing, infrastructure, retrofit and repurposing Saint-Gobain has a strong vision for being a catalyst for a transformed construction sector – lighter, more productive and more sustainable than before.”
“I’d like to thank Mike for being such a tremendous ambassador for Saint-Gobain –passionate about our people and their safety and getting things right for our customers. Serving Saint-Gobain for 42 years – from graduate to CEO – is an amazing achievement and everyone wishes him well for the future.”
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