‘Perfect, see you Monday’ … McLaren’s Paul Heather on tier ones and being headhunted on holiday

By Dave Rogers2024-03-04T06:00:00

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Paul Heather can see the funny side when it is pointed out to him.

Happily ensconced at Skanska, where he was in charge of its London building business, with the Heron tower and The Gherkin among the notches on his CV, he was on holiday in Spain when a call from an unknown number came through.

“You’re never out of reach now,” he says, so he thought he had better answer it – just in case. It was a headhunter.

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