Meet the Trustees

Babloo Ramamurthy, Ind. Chair

Babloo became Chairman of the Group in November 2013, after nearly 35 years with global consulting firm Towers Watson.

During his career there, Babloo was Managing Director of Towers Watson’s business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and a member of the group’s Executive Committee.

Patrick Heath-Lay, CEO

Patrick joined B&CE in 1985 and became Chief Executive Officer in October 2012. He has been instrumental in driving the business forward, including the launch of The People’s Pension, and in shaping the Group’s overall strategy.

Patrick sits on the Board of Directors for B&CE Insurance Ltd and B&CE Financial Services Ltd companies.

Bob Blackman, Director

Robert (Bob) started out in the construction industry as a bricklayer, and was appointed as the T&G National Secretary for the construction industry in 1998.

Bob holds numerous positions of responsibility including Director of Constructing Better Health and Board Member of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Construction Skills Council.

David Smith, Director

David has spent his working life in construction, starting out as an apprentice in Carpentry and Joinery. Since then, he has managed a Craft Training Centre and worked as a Training Manager for a national contractor.

He has also been Chairman of the Scottish Building Apprentice & Training Council and President of the Scottish Building Federation.

Stephen Terrell, Director

Director, Coulson Group Limited
Representative for National Federation of Builders (NFB)

Stephen has over 35 years’ experience of delivering management oversight and 20 years’ at Managing Director level, responsible for Business Management, Strategic Oversight and Business Planning of a construction business based in the East of England – the Coulson Building Group.

In 2009 he joined the B&CE board as a Non-Executive Director and became a Trustee of the B&CE Staff Pension Scheme in 2017.

He is Regional President of the National Federation of Builders (Eastern Region), Chair of the East of England Skills Forum and Director of Construction Industry Publications Ltd. He is also currently serving as a Trustee of the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders.