Rhead Group CEO wins EY’s regional entrepreneurial award

Nigel Curry, CEO of the technical engineering consultancy Rhead Group, has been named Ernst and Young’s Midland’s Construction Entrepreneur of the Year.

The Entrepreneur of the Year programme distinguishes exceptional entrepreneurs in the Midlands. As winner, Nigel has been recognised for the ambitious international growth of Rhead Group, overseeing a 450% increase in its client base. This strategy achieved outstanding annual growth of over 20% last year and resulted in the recruitment of over 400 industry leaders. Rhead Group is one of the largest independent professional services consultancies working with organisations across the power, energy, defence and infrastructure sectors in the UK, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Nigel Curry said: “This award recognises the success of the entire Rhead team.  I am fortunate and privileged to be leading a great team who create and deliver value, innovation and excellence for our clients. Rhead Group has a great entrepreneurial spirit.  Our focus remains on growing our business, expanding our activities across the full asset lifecycle and leveraging our market share across the Power, Energy, Defence and Infrastructure markets.”

Rhead Group has built a strong track record delivering large infrastructure programmes for the energy, power generation, defence, transport and utilities sectors. Managing a portfolio of major capital projects valued at over £4 billion per year, the company serves clients and their projects all over the world from offices in the UK, the UAE, Singapore and Australia.