Our leadership team

Our experienced leadership team is key to our progressive and innovative culture, while maintaining a strong commercial focus and a robust approach to risk management. They are supported by the Galliford Try Executive team and board who set our strategy and provide governance to the business as a whole.

Leadership team

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Gordon Williamson

Managing Director - Morrison Construction Highland

Gordon Williamson was appointed Managing Director for Morrison Construction’s Building Highland business in 2025.

Gordon joined the Morrison Construction team as a Site Manager in 2006, before working his way up to Construction Director.

During his time with the business Gordon has worked on major projects such as the Nucleus Archive building at Caithness, as well as being a driving force behind Building Highland’s success in the distillery sector.

Mike Bruce

Mike Bruce

Managing Director - Morrison North East

Mike Bruce joined Morrison Construction originally as a trainee back in 1986. Over 35 years later he is still with the business, having worked his way up through various roles as Quantity Surveyor and Procurement Manager before becoming Managing Director of the Aberdeen-based North East business unit in 2009.

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David Ewing

Managing Director - Morrison Construction Central

David Ewing was promoted to lead the Morrison Central business in June 2022. He had acted as Commercial Director for the previous seven years, having joined the business from Interserve in 2015, where had worked his way up to a Commercial Director role. With over 30 years’ experience in construction, David has been a key part of the team that increased Building Central’s revenue by over £100m in the past 10 years.

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Mark Shadrick

Managing Director - Environment

Mark Shadrick is the Managing Director of Galliford Try's Environment division, which includes Morrison Construction's Infrastructure operations in Scotland and the ESD joint venture. Mark joined Galliford Try with the acquisition of nmcn in 2021 and, since that time, has played a pivotal role in growing its Environment business through his role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. He has more than 34 years of experience in the sector, and will be taking forward the division’s Source to Sea strategy, moving into the AMP8 phase.