CPA appoints industry champion
18 April 2023
Katie Kelleher has joined the CPA in the newly created role of Technical and Development Officer.
She will provide association members with guidance and advice on technical, training and safety subjects, as well as helping to produce and maintain the CPA’s large range of safety and technical publications.
Katie will also help represent the CPA on a number of industry-led initiatives and working groups, and liaise directly with members, official bodies and other organisations.
Katie joins the CPA from Select Plant Hire where she has worked for the past eight years. Her construction industry story started in 2014 when she became the first woman to commence the Lifting Technician Apprenticeship with Select Plant Hire, before becoming a crane operator working on large projects such as Crossrail and the Thames Tideway. More recently, she was an Appointed Person on a number of high-profile infrastructure projects.
Katie, who worked in various sales and recruitment roles before changing career, is well known throughout the industry for being a champion for women and young people working in construction, and is an active speaker about apprenticeships and workforce development.
Katie first became acquainted with the CPA when she was a panellist at the association’s Annual Conference and she has been a judge for the CPA’s Stars of the Future Apprentice Awards for several years.
She has sat on government boards such as the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce and has recently joined the City Of London Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce to ensure the future pipeline of the built environment.
In 2021 she was declared one of the Top 100 Women in Construction and she has been selected as a LinkedIn Top Voice.
Speaking about her appointment, she said: “I am very excited to join the CPA in the role of Technical and Development Officer and I truly believe I can be of value to the CPA and its members. I am looking forward to making a noticeable difference within the sector and helping take the association to the next level.”
CPA Chief Executive Kevin Minton added: “We are delighted that Katie has joined the CPA and we warmly welcome her to the association. Katie has many strengths which will benefit our members and support the wider sector.”
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