Babloo Ramamurthy, Chair

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

During his career there, Babloo was Managing Director of Willis 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

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 being a Board Member of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Construction Skills Council and became a Trustee of the B&CE Charitable Trust in January 2001.

Stephen Terrell

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 Charitable Trust in March 2019.

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.

Vaughan Hart

Vaughan is an Employer Representative at B&CE and became a Trustee of the B&CE Charitable Trust in December 2020.

He’s had many years’ experience in human resources and learning and development roles, including as a UK Human Resources Executive for a multi-national facilities management contractor.

In October 2006, Vaughan joined the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) as the Head of Employment Affairs and then later became the Deputy Chief Executive. He’s currently the Managing Director at the SBF (since January 2013).

While heading the SBF, Vaughan also manages the terms and conditions of construction apprentices throughout Scotland as the Employer Secretary of the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Committee.

Overall, he specialises in employee relations and employment law.