'WE DON'T SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS'

摘要

"You can either oversell yourself and under-achieve, or undersell yourself and over-achieve. We are inherently cautious, and I make no apologies for that." So says Ian Tyler, chief executive of the UK's biggest contractor, Balfour Beatty, and the man with the biggest job in the industry. He has made it to the top of his game at the relatively young age of 45, and since taking the helm two years ago he has cultivated a culture at Balfour Beatty of understated, quiet business. And that reflects the man himself, with his dry sense of humour, quiet confidence and intensely sharp mind. "You will not meet a more impressive person in the industry" is how one chief executive of a rival company describes Tyler.