Gareth Rhys Williams
Biography
Gareth Rhys Williams was appointed as Chair of National Highways in April 2024.
Gareth was a Non-Executive Director for the Crown Commercial Service from January 2017 to November 2024. He was Government Chief Commercial Officer, reporting to the Chief Executive of the Civil Service, from March 2016 to July 2024.
Before joining the Civil Service, Gareth was Chief Executive Officer of PHS Group.
Gareth is an experienced CEO and Non Executive Director, with a consistent record of reinvigorating and reinventing listed and private equity backed companies through creative growth strategies. He has a strong record of driving transformational change in large, complex and federated organisations.
Before joining PHS, Gareth was CEO of Charter International, the FTSE 250 engineering group, until its successful sale to Colfax Corporation in 2012. Prior to that, he was CEO of Capital Safety Group Ltd, since sold to KKR, and CEO of Vitec Group plc, the supplier of broadcast and photographic equipment and services.
National Highways, Chair
The Chair of National Highways is responsible for leading the Board and ensuring its effective operation to support the Company’s delivery of the government’s multi-billion investment in roads across the country.