Nicky Finlayson
Head of Business Transformation @Wates Group
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Business Transformation @Wates Group
Strategic transformation leader driving enterprise‑wide improvement, long‑term investment planning, and organisational modernisation across safety, quality, digital capability, and sustainability. I shape vision, governance, and strategic direction to strengthen organisational resilience, ensure regulatory excellence, and accelerate progress toward net‑zero, high‑performing, future‑ready services.Provide executive leadership for business improvement and transformation, setting strategic direction and ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and long‑term ambition.Lead enterprise‑wide capital and digital investment strategy, including major IT modernisation and technology‑enabled operating model change.Set and oversee governance for Building Safety Act readiness and compliance, embedding robust assurance, competency standards, and risk‑based decision frameworks.Drive organisation‑wide quality improvement, performance excellence, and strategic capability development to elevate service standards and outcomes.Shape a culture of strategic discipline, continuous learning, and purposeful, evidence‑led decision‑making across directorates.Champion sustainability and net‑zero strategy, ensuring transformational activity supports decarbonisation, resilience, and long‑term environmental responsibility.Partner with executive and senior leaders to strengthen organisational resilience, optimise strategic portfolios, and deliver integrated transformation outcomes.
EDUCATION
University of West London
First Class BA Hons, Business Studies
ABOUT NICKY FINLAYSON
Senior Leader in Built Environment Strategy
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