Cairn Homes plc, a leading home and community builder, has appointed Madeleina Loughrey-Grant to the role of Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer.

Madeleina joins the Cairn C-suite and Senior Leadership Team as the business continues its growth journey, and in delivering much-needed new homes at scale and across all tenure types. As Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Madeleina will lead Cairn’s strategy, sustainability, corporate affairs, legal and digital functions, helping to further shape the Company’s long-term direction, impact and growth ambitions.

Madeleina joins Cairn after a decade at international engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke, where she successfully led several global functions through a period of significant transformational change. As Group Director of Legal and Sustainability, and a member of the company’s Global Executive Committee, Madeleina helped to set strategy for the business and was the architect of its group sustainability strategy and agenda.

Commenting on the appointment, Michael Stanley, Chief Executive Officer, Cairn said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Madeleina to Cairn and look forward to working with her in support of our business objectives.  Madeleina’s relevant experience will be of great value to us as wecontinue to grow and evolve. We have the right team in place to sustain and strengthen our market position and play an important part in addressing Ireland’s future housing needs”.

Madeleina Loughrey-Grant said: “I’m delighted to be joining Cairn at such an exciting time in its journey. What immediately stood out to me was the ambition and authenticity of the people. Cairn’s commitment to building thriving communities, elevating its brand through quality and sustainability and creating long-term positive impact in Ireland is genuinely inspiring. I look forward to working with the Senior Leadership Team, and all my new colleagues, to strengthen this position and continue the success the Company has achieved over the past decade.”