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Who passes the Higgs tests? - Top five listed consultants
Company		Chairman/CEO		Chairman’s history		Executive/non-executive board breakdown
Atkins	Fail	Mike Jeffries	Fail	Previously chief executive	Passed	Two executive; five non-executive
Hyder	Passed	Sir Alan Thomas/ Tim Wade	Passed	Joined as chairman	Fail	Three executive; two non-executive
Capita	Passed	Rod Aldridge/ Paul Pindar	Passed	Was part of management buyout that created company	Fail	Four executive; three non-executive
Waterman	Passed	William Mathieson/ Robert Campbell	Passed	Joined in 1993 non-executive; as 1995 became non-exec chairman	Fail	Five executive; three non-executive
White Young Green	Passed	Gareth Cooper/ Richard Brayson	Passed	Appointed non-executive director in 1998	Fail	Three executive; two non-executive

Who passes the Higgs tests? - Top five listed contractors
Company		Chairman/CEO		Chairman’s history		Executive/non-executive board breakdown
Amec	Failed	Sidney Gillibrand/ Sir Peter Mason	Passed	Came in as independent chairman	Passed	Five executive, six non-executive
Balfour Beatty	Passed	Viscount Weir/ Mike Welton	Failed	Joined as a director in 1977; chairman since 1996	Passed	seven executive, seven non-executive
Taylor Woodrow	Passed	Robert Hawley/ Iain Napier	Failed	Joined in 1998 as a director; appointed chairman in 1999	Passed	Three executive, five non-executive
Carillion	Passed	Sir Neville Simms/ John McDonough	Failed	Worked for Carillion since 1970, as part of the former Tarmac	Passed	Three executive, four non-executive
Wimpey	Passed	John Robinson/ Peter Johnson	Passed	Appointed non-executive director in 1998	Passed	Four executive, five non-executive