Highways England confirms executive appointment

Highways England has appointed David Picton as interim executive director for commercial and procurement on the 13 March. He will take over from David Poole who is leaving the company on the 16 March. Picton has led safety and supply chain development at Carillion as well as sustainability strategies over the past six years. He was previously a director at Sky and Motorola and also spent 20 years in senior strategic and operational leadership roles as a wing commander in the RAF.
March 12, 2018 Read time: 1 min
8101 Highways England has appointed David Picton as interim executive director for commercial and procurement on the 13 March. He will take over from David Poole who is leaving the company on the 16 March.


Picton has led safety and supply chain development at 7813 Carillion as well as sustainability strategies over the past six years. He was previously a director at Sky and 96 Motorola and also spent 20 years in senior strategic and operational leadership roles as a wing commander in the RAF.

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