The appointments come at a time of significant growth for the contractor on the back of a number of major building and infrastructure contract wins last year.

Greg Craig has been with Skanska since 2002 and spent five years as operations director for the London building business, before moving on to head up Skanska’s civil engineering operation for five years.

For the last year, he has been managing director of its infrastructure services business, a role he will retain as he also takes executive responsibility for civil engineering and health and safety.

Kelly Gangotra joined Skanska in 2012 in the role of finance director (operations), having previously worked in a number of sectors including renewable energy and manufacturing.  She will become chief financial officer by the end of 2015.

The appointments will enlarge the existing executive management team of president and CEO Mike Putnam, executive vice presidents Roger Bayliss, Paul Chandler, Harvey Francis, Mark Galloway and Bill Hocking.

Skanska recruited 750 people across the company’s operations last year and plans to employ a further 1,250 people over the next two years.

CEO Mike Putnam said: “An expanded and strengthened executive team ensures we maintain strong customer relationships, the solid business foundations to underpin our growth and the strategic focus to keep it moving in the right direction.”