Costain has appointed Matthew Higham as chief digital officer and a member of its Executive board. Matthew will start on 1 December 2021 and will work closely with the leadership team to further embed the use of digital technologies as part of meeting clients' changing infrastructure needs. Matthew joins from Microsoft, where he was chief digital officer for the UK and led digital business transformation, advising Microsoft's customers on adapting their business models to maximise the benefit of digital technology across multiple industries, including infrastructure.