Key facts
- Alan Lovell has been appointed chairman of British Steel.
- Lovell is known as a "turnaround specialist" and "company doctor".
- He previously served as CEO of Costain, Jarvis plc, Dunlop Slazenger, and Infinis.
- Lovell was a non-executive director at Carillion when it collapsed in 2018.
- He also chaired the financially troubled Interserve group from 2019.
- Lovell is currently the chairman of the Environment Agency.
Alan Lovell, a businessman with extensive experience in leading and restructuring companies, has been appointed chairman of the publicly owned British Steel. Lovell, who has been described as a "turnaround specialist" and "company doctor," has a career marked by leadership roles at various firms, including Costain, Jarvis plc, Dunlop Slazenger, and Infinis.
His tenure at Carillion, where he served as a non-executive director, ended with the company's liquidation in January 2018. He later chaired the Interserve group from July 2019, guiding it through financial difficulties. Currently, Lovell also serves as the chairman of the Environment Agency.
British Steel was originally formed as the nationalised British Steel Corporation (BSC) in 1967, comprising about 90% of the UK's steelmaking capacity. It was privatised in 1988 as British Steel plc and later merged with Koninklijke Hoogovens in 1999 to form Corus Group. The UK government has recently taken full control of the company.