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New Middle East And Africa Business Structure, Aligned To Market And Client Needs Announced By Atkins

Atkins, a meember of the SNC-Lavalin Group, today introduces a new market-focused structure for its Atkins, Faithful+ Gould and Atkins Acuity brands in the center East & Africa.

The brand-new organisation framework, which will certainly work from 1 July 2020, will certainly be based around 2 core markets of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and also Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with solutions as well as recommendations aligned to nation top priorities and also corresponding client tasks. Offering a simpler as well as focused structure will ensure Atkins is active as well as receptive to clients' demands with a solutions distribution version that is much more reliable and also receptive to progressing local market dynamics.

Cris Dedigama, CEO of Atkins, Middle East & Africa, commented: "The Middle East and Africa region remains to provide wonderful possibilities for our service as well as this new structure will allow us to be laser-focused in our solutions as well as distribution to very localized and dynamic market and client requirements. Our brand-new organisation framework will aid us attain concentrated future development, through a durable local presence in vital markets. This market-facing framework is underpinned by over half a century' local track record, solid customer connections, an effective international network as well as ingenious, technology-enabled delivery capabilities."

Johan Hesselse as well as Ian Redmayne will lead these markets as Handling Supervisor, UAE as well as Managing Director, KSA specifically. Together with a skilled management group devoted to supporting existing and prospective customers in each market, Ian and also Johan will certainly take care of the Business's organisation development strategy tailored to each country's regional needs.

Johan Hesselse, Taking Care Of Director of Atkins, UAE, has over 13 years' experience in the area, most just recently as Handling Supervisor, Center East as well as Africa for Faithful+Gould. Previously, Johan additionally held the duty of Managing Director, Atkins Acuity, for over 3 years where he successfully expanded business while working collaboratively with various other Atkins business lines to take full advantage of customer possibilities. In addition, he worked with McKinsey for one decade before signing up with the Company. Johan holds a Master of Science from London School of Business Economics.

Ian Redmayne, Handling Director of Atkins, KSA, has actually been with Atkins for over three decades leading front runner tasks in infrastructure, transport, aviation as well as mixed-use developments in the UK, Europe, Center East and Asia. Over the past 9 years, he has led essential projects in Saudi Arabia such as The King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal and also Riyadh Metro. Throughout his career, he has actually created solid client partnerships and also gave a concentrate on functional excellence and job shipment. Ian holds a Master of Company Management (MBA) from Imperial College Business College, UK, as well as he is a Chartered Civil Designer from the Institution of Civil Engineering, UK.

Over the past half a century, Atkins has actually supplied several flagship tasks between East. In the UAE, Atkins is presently sustaining clients such as The Roads as well as Carry Authority (RTA), MODON as well as Miral on a variety of transformational tasks made to meet current as well as future market demands. In KSA, Atkins is currently sustaining a number of huge tasks from developing masterplans, supplying design for the built environment, providing PMO and expense monitoring services, along with calculated privatization advice and also electronic possession administration to significant government entities.

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