Meet the team

Jeff joined the company in 2017, bringing with him 31 years of experience, including 15 years in heavy civil construction in South Africa, followed by 16 years of utilities industry experience in the UK working across electric, gas, water, wastewater, and telecoms. Since joining the company, Jeff has embarked on a continuous improvement programme with over 90 innovations, initiatives, and improvements introduced. These include increasing the in-house capability, quality, and services delivered to clients. Jeff thrives on helping people and teams to deliver their potential.

Peter joined the company in 2018, with over 22-years of experience in contracting. Before taking on his current role, Peter was Commercial Director for Lanes Group, where he delivered circa £120m of Thames Water wastewater maintenance programme in AMP6. Prior to this, Peter has worked in senior commercial and accounting positions at Amey, as well as within the food manufacturing sector. Peter oversees all commercial activities, from contract reviews at tender stage through to delivery and handover, working closely with our operational teams to deliver efficient and high-quality projects. He realises the importance of collaborating with our clients and supply chain to ensure best value and cost certainty. Peter is a qualified Accountant (CIMA member) and has a wide range of accounting and commercial experience working for different sized organisations.

Julie-Anne joined the company in 2019 in the Planned Works Division and became Head of Planned Works in 2021, delivering design and build services for new infrastructure across the South East. As a Chartered Engineer, Julie-Anne has over 20 years’ experience in civil engineering and the Water / Wastewater Sector in the UK and abroad. Since coming to the UK, Julie-Anne has been involved in various infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, including leading the delivery of the £100m Woolston Wastewater Treatment Works. Julie-Anne is passionate about developing resilient teams to safely deliver outstanding performance.

Louise has been employed by Cappagh since 2003, following 12 years working for Thames Water. She has over 28 years’ experience in the sector and specialises in processes and systems, working across our business to improve contractual performance. Louise works in collaboration with our clients to deliver efficiency, enrich our brand and enhance customer experience.

Lewis joined the company and the senior leadership team in 2023 as Head of Health, Safety, Security and Environment. Previously, Lewis worked for Southern Water in their HSSW department with specific responsibility across safety and security across the operational and corporate estate. Before entering the world of utilities, Lewis served across the world in the military, and has subsequently gained experience of Health, Safety, Security and Environment in the Corporate Sector and Construction Sector, including large projects such as London 2012 and High Speed 2. Lewis plans to continue driving CBUL’s corporate safety, security and environment culture forward, protecting our people and business, while ensuring that we protect the contract by delivering above and beyond the client’s expectations.

Chris joined Cappagh Browne as Head of Customer in early 2024, bringing a wealth of experience managing contact centres in BT Retail and consulting on new business opportunities at BT Global Services. After 10 years running his own business in the USA, Chris joined Southern Water as a customer manager working on complaints reduction and customer journey improvements. Chris is energizing our customer centric culture at Cappagh Browne and creating better outcomes for our clients and their customers.

Matthew Joined the company in 2022, bringing with him over 20 years of transport knowledge and experience. Matthew gained a National CPC in 2008 and has worked all over the UK. His previous experience includes working with AO.COM, the UK’s large white goods retailer, on their logistics. Matthew has operated fleets of over 580 vehicles, ranging from small vans up to 44 tonne articulated vehicles. This includes inhouse workshops and management of fleet maintenance. Matthew brings innovative transport ideas and keeps his finger on the pulse of all new legislation changes.

James joins the Senior Leadership team to continue with and foster even greater collaboration with Southern Water, and to ensure day to day delivery of the Framework objectives and broader AMP8 challenges.

With 30 years Operational and Strategic experience across the Utilities sector, James will build on recent successes - awards and short-listings from professional institutes such as IGEM and the Pipeline Industry Guild - to deliver change and performance enhancements across operational delivery and innovation, SHEQ and customer service.

With a passion for developing people, James will bring a fresh perspective for attracting talent, whilst ensuring strong budgetary control, and real time reporting.

Scott joined the company in 2024 as Head of PMO, bringing with him 15 years of experience in the gas industry where he held roles in operations, customer services, innovation and transformation. Scott uses his experience and innovation background to drive progress and efficiency, leading our digital transformation and helping deliver our business strategy and innovation programme.