Pat Fitzgerald joins Wates in September from Mace to succeed commercial director Simon Potter, who retired in April.
Fitzgerald is a chartered quantity surveyor who began his career in house-building in the 1990s. He then worked for Bovis Lendlease for six years before joining Mace in 2012. Four the past five years he has been commercial director for major projects at Mace, leading a 拢800m annual turnover business.
At Wates he is expected to lead the commercial strategy and oversee commercial, legal and building safety teams across the Wates business divisions.
聽鈥淭his is a very exciting time to be joining Wates, as it continues its exciting growth trajectory, delivering more and bigger projects up and down the country,鈥� Fitzgerald said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to be part of this journey and to support the company in its commitment to delivering excellence as a purpose-led business.鈥�
Chief executive Eoghan O鈥橪ionaird said: 鈥淧at brings a wealth of experience delivering major projects across the UK, with deep domain knowledge and a proven ability to shape commercial operating models in businesses with multiple divisions. His track record of driving high-performing teams and fostering excellence aligns perfectly with our ambitions at Wates.
鈥淚 look forward to welcoming him to the team later this year and seeing the impact his leadership will have on our continued growth and innovation.鈥�
Previous group commercial director Simon Potter retired at the end of April 2025 after 36 years with the company. Chris Symeonides is covering the role as an interim until Fitzgerald formally begins the role on 1st September.
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