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Leo Quinn is a British business executive. In 2015 he became the Group Chief Executive of Balfour Beatty.
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Early Life and education
As a young man Quinn worked at his father's business in West London. He was educated at Imperial College and Portsmouth University, earning an MSc in Management Science, DIC, and a BSc in Civil Engineering.
Career
Quinn worked as a civil engineer for Balfour Beatty, beginning in 1979. He worked for 16 years with Honeywell inc. in various management roles, including Global President of H&BC Enterprise Solutions.
For three years, Quinn was COO in the production management division of Invensys, an American company which supplied control systems for nuclear, oil and gas installations.
From 2004 to 2008, Quinn was Chief Executive of De La Rue plc, a support service company involved in security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems.
He was also a director of Tomkins plc.
Quinn became Group Chief Executive of QinetiQ Group PLC in November 2009, replacing Graham Love. and succeeded in increasing the company's pre-tax profits. He remained in this position until 2014, when he was hired by Balfour Beatty, which had been struggling financially, to create a turnaround plan.
Personal
Quinn is married with two sons.
