Leadership

Christopher Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer

Christopher joined Edwin James from EMCOR Group (UK) plc in 2020. An engineering graduate, Christopher has more than 25 years of experience in P&L-responsible operational and service delivery roles, including 17 years in senior executive leadership.

With a strong track record of driving sustainable, profitable growth in challenging outsourced services environments, he brings a depth of experience of working across complex, regulated, and high security industries.

Christopher is a founding Fellow and Non-Executive Director for The Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), the leading body helping people, organisations, and businesses understand the value and benefits of collaboration.

Mark Orpin, Chief Operating Officer

Mark joined Edwin James Group as commercial director in 2019 with more than 25 years multi-sector experience across oil & gas, retail, engineering, building services and facilities management. An effective, forward-thinking and hands-on business leader, Mark has a wealth of risk management expertise and a keen eye for detail.

Mark was responsible for retail giant Asda’s in-house carbon reduction plan, which reduced their carbon footprint by 25%, and troubleshooting across Mitie’s projects portfolio unlocking performance benefits.

Gregor Roberts, Chief Financial Officer

Gregor was appointed as EJ Group CFO in March 2019, joining with a depth of experience in manufacturing, construction and service engineering environments across both private equity and multinational organisations.

Gregor has 10 years of experience operating in CFO and Finance Director roles including most recently going through a successful PE cycle. He is a commercially focused CFO with a drive for delivering sustainable results. Strong strategic financial management skills are underpinned by an analytical approach and in-depth technical base.

Derek Smith, Non-Executive Director

Derek is an engineer by training. He started his career as an apprentice with E.J. Stiell, staying with the business after its purchase by Alfred McAlpine plc and progressing to executive director. He was appointed as chief executive of Edwin James Group in 2017 from his previous role as CEO at Asco oil and gas logistics.

With a track record of delivering increased shareholder value in corporate and investment-backed businesses, Derek has seen the company through a number of key acquisitions that have built the group into a national force in asset engineering.