This morning the firm revealed that Paul Pearson (above) has resigned from his role as chief financial officer.

Pearson joined the Group in 2013 following senior finance roles with Yorkshire Electricity and May Gurney, now part of Kier.

He leaves after Van Elle announced a profit warning earlier this year due to a challenging start to 2019.

New CEO Mark Cutler took over at the business last August and has implemented a transformation programme to simplify the piling firm’s structure, reduce overheads and improve contract performance.

Van Elle said it had started the process to find a successor to Pearson and a further announcement will be made in due course.

Adrian Barden, Chairman said: “On behalf of the board I would like to thank Paul for his many years’ service, which included the successful IPO of Van Elle in 2016.”