20 Sep 2010 |
Grontmij appoints new Managing Director for UK & Ireland business
Grontmij has appointed a new managing director for the UK and Ireland. John Chubb will join the company from 1st October 2010.
Lawrence Hughes, former managing director of Grontmij in the UK and Ireland will retain his role as chairman of the UK and Ireland board, as well as taking up the international group director role that he was appointed to in January on a full time basis. The rest of the senior management team remains unchanged.
Mr Chubb (45) joins from VT Group, where he held various senior positions across the environment, nuclear and communications sectors. Most recently, he was managing director of the environment division, leading the successful integration of the waste to energy and nuclear businesses whilst delivering growth and efficiency savings.
Prior to this, he led the successful integration of the former BNG Project Services
business into VT Nuclear Services delivering double digit growth and excellence in
customer focus and continuous improvement. Previous roles with British Telecom, a
highly successful career in the Royal Navy and a degree in engineering, mean Mr Chubb is well positioned to provide the strategic direction and delivery mechanisms required to prepare Grontmij for the next stages of the consultancy’s continued development.
Sylvo Thijsen, CEO of Grontmij: ‘John’s appointment signals a new era in Grontmij’s UK development. As market conditions stabilise in the UK, we are again in a position where we are looking to grow in the coming years, especially with our significant framework wins in the water industry. John is the right person to oversee this next phase in the company’s growth.’
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Notes to the editors
Grontmij is a leading sustainable design, engineering and management consultancy active in the growth markets of water, energy, transportation and sustainable planning and design. At the core of our business is the principle of sustainability by design that is a leading value proposition for our customers. Grontmij is the fourth largest engineering consultancy in Europe with almost 300 offices across the region and a further 50 offices globally. We have nearly 11,000 professionals around the world.
Our value chain of services stretches from major renewable water and energy infrastructure through designing efficient and environmentally-sensitive mobility and transportation networks to shaping our urban and green living spaces.
Whilst we are approaching our 100th anniversary, and benefit from the experience nearly a century provides, we prefer to look to the future to enhance the world we live in.
By applying sustainability considerations to all our design, consultancy and management services right across the value chain, our highly-skilled, expert people are able to create lasting solutions that plan for, connect and respect the future.
For further information, please contact:
Grontmij N.V.: Mel Zuydam, CFO, T +31 30 220 7201
Grontmij N.V.: Arnold Drijver, Director Group Communications, T +31 30 220 7548