New Skanska health boss 'brings fresh insights'

Transport wellbeing expert Megan Taylor has joined Skanska UK as head of occupational health and wellbeing.

Ms Taylor (pictured) has moved from British Transport Police, where she was deputy director of safety, health and wellbeing.

Skanska described her as an occupational health and safety professional, who has previously held senior health and wellbeing roles at Network Rail, LNER, Virgin Trains and Southern Railways.

She said: ‘Skanska UK enjoys an enviable reputation in health and wellbeing, particularly for its innovative work addressing the issue of mental health in the construction industry.

‘I’m delighted to be joining the business at this exciting stage in its development.’

The firm’s director of health, safety, wellbeing and quality, Dylan Roberts, said: ‘Megan fully supports our focus on mental health and comes with many fresh insights and approaches on how we can further improve our knowledge and performance in the fields of occupational health and wellbeing.’