Kate Rock

Baroness Rock was appointed as an independent non-executive director and chair designate in November 2022 and became chair of Costain and chair of the Nomination Committee on 1 December 2022. Kate has a background in corporate communications and strategy and brings a strong understanding of the construction contracting sector, the application of innovation and technology to drive productivity enhancements, and of government. Kate was, until 2017, a non-executive director and chair of the remuneration committee of Imagination Technologies plc and for 12 years was a managing partner at the international business communications consultancy now called Instinctif Partners. She is a member, until January 2023, of the House of Lords Select Committee for Science and Technology. Kate was appointed a Life Peer in 2015 and holds a BA in Publishing and History.