The Munnelly Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Duck to the position of Group Board Director—People & Culture, in a move which will see him lead the company’s People and Culture function across all eight of its brands.
An experienced HR professional, Matt has worked in senior leadership roles for the last 25 years and will play an integral role in strengthening the Munnelly Group’s people and culture function even further, with part of his remit being to embed the ‘One Group, One Mission, One Standard’ value across the Group.
Having initially joined the company in a consultancy role, Matt was officially named Group Director of HR on a full-time basis in 2023. During his time in this role, he has developed a high-performing HR team and was responsible for relaunching the reward and recognition strategy, enhancing the management of employee relations streams and delivering a suite of leadership workshops.
Matt, who has experience working across numerous sectors, including construction, retail and financial services, before joining the Munnelly Group, will now oversee HR operations at the Group’s eight specialist trading businesses—Munnelly Support Services, Guardior, MacRail, Bishopsgate Group, City Calling, Weston Analytics, Bridgehead Consultancy and Severn Partnership.
Taking ‘People and Culture’ out of the standard HR function and giving it a specific Board directive is a strategic move from the Munnelly Group as part of its long-term growth framework, ‘Target 2030’.
Paul David Munnelly, CEO of the Munnelly Group, said: “This appointment to the Munnelly Group Board reflects the high level of importance that we have placed on our People and Culture functions across the Group as part of our long-term, strategic planning process. This new role with a specific Board directive will enable us to drive forward with confidence as we continue to grow the business through investment in our people and exemplary culture to promote our core values of trust, collaboration and innovation.
“The success of the Munnelly Group, past, present and future, is built on the foundations of talented and dedicated employees. Each of the different companies within the group provides rewarding and challenging career opportunities for the right people, and, as a whole, we believe that our colleagues are set at the heart of everything we do and all that we achieve. This people-centric approach means that we continue to attract and retain the best employees, which supports our ambition to offer exceptional service to all our customers in the UK construction and infrastructure support services sector.”
Commenting on his appointment to the Munnelly Group Board, Matt added: “I am extremely honoured and delighted to be the new Group Board Director—People & Culture. This is a pivotal time for everyone connected with the business as the people and culture function prepares to deliver a journey of growth across the Group. My aim is to build on the work that has already been put in place and to continue to make Munnelly Group a proud, people-focused organisation, where further enhanced leadership capabilities are developed to bring out the best in every employee here so that we can all achieve, together.”