Greg Ward is a proven international business leader with more than 25 years’ experience driving transformational growth, operational excellence and organisational performance across a wide range of industries – including aviation, security, facilities management, construction, manufacturing and engineering.

As CEO of PTSG, Greg leads one of the UK’s most innovative and ambitious providers of specialist services to the construction and FM sectors. He brings with him a powerful track record of delivering large-impact change, scaling operations and building world-class teams that deliver brilliantly for customers.

Prior to joining PTSG, Greg held a series of senior leadership roles in complex, high-growth businesses. These include serving as Chairman and CEO of Revive Group, where he led successful turnarounds across multiple sectors; and Managing Director of Transguard Group in the UAE, where he oversaw the company’s expansion, growing the business to become the largest and number one facility management company in the region.

Earlier in his career, Greg was Global Managing Director of Manufacturing at Laing O’Rourke, responsible for international factory operations; Operations Director at BAA Heathrow, where he managed multi-billion-pound programmes and thousands of personnel; and Operations Director at Ford Motor Company, where he began his journey as a mechanical electrical apprentice and rose through the ranks.

Greg is a strategic, people-focused CEO with a deep understanding of operational performance and commercial growth. His leadership at PTSG is focused on shaping and protecting the Group’s strong culture, delivering long-term value for customers and unlocking new opportunities for innovation and expansion – both in the UK and internationally.

In this insightful interview, Greg tells us about “the apprentice mindset” taking us back to where it all began for him as a young apprentice at Ford.

We talk about work ethic & going beyond the brief, together with the importance of having a thirst for knowledge and an attitude of Lifelong learning: “always an apprentice”

In addition Greg shares his thoughts on resilience, and why the ability to bounce-back is so important to success.

In his current role as CEO of PTSG, Greg is passionate about staying connected to the shop floor and creates a culture of treating everyone with equal respect.