Currie & Brown, a global physical assets management and construction consultant, has appointed Michael James as the new director of project management (Middle East).

James is a versatile professional executive with over 33 years of experience in the construction industry, the last decade of which has been spent in senior positions in the Middle East, said a statement from the company.

Prior to joining Currie & Brown, James ran major national building projects for an international project management consultant.

Focused on the buildings sector, he has a strong track record in setting up the successful delivery of ambitious, technically complex and time-sensitive mega-projects across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region for both the public and private sectors.

Welcoming the appointment, Simon Andrews, the chief operating officer in the Middle East, said: "As the project management business leader and an executive member of the Currie & Brown Middle East team, James' judgement, leadership and analytical expertise, combined with his comprehensive knowledge of the industry and his capacity for entrepreneurial insight will provide an important asset to our clients and expand Currie & Brown’s service offering in the region."

James holds a BArch and BAppSc degree from (QUT, Australia) and is a fellow of the Design Institute of Australia and a chartered member of the Australian Institute of Building.

A major player in the region, Currie & Brown has principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Princeton NJ, Mumbai and Shanghai. The company advises clients across a range of industries on the management of their physical assets - from procurement and construction to utilisation and disposal.-TradeArabia News Service