James Wates has been appointed as the new chairman of the Industry Training Board, CITB-ConstructionSkills, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced.<\/p>\n
Wates will take the chairmanship from Sir Michael Latham at the end of March, having previously served on the board for 7 years.<\/p>\n
The two-day per week job, based in London is one of the construction industry\u2019s most influential positions, with the Chair leading the CITB-ConstructionSkills Board in making strategic decisions about training and shaping the future direction of the construction industry.<\/p>\n
James Wates has worked in the construction industry all his life, starting on site as a schoolboy during holidays. He read Estate Management at college after which he joined Wates Construction as a management trainee, progressing through line management to running sites before taking on a General Manager role in 1989. Since then he has progressed through the company to be Deputy Chairman of the main Wates Group Board.<\/p>\n
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