Aurecon, a global engineering and infrastructure advisory company, has announced several major appointments and promotions in bid to bring even greater expertise and experience to its projects and clients in the Middle East.

This is crucial as clients become bolder and demanding of the latest innovations and best people for their projects, said the company in a statement.

The new leaders are: Gary Fisher, the unit manager for transport services, Middle East; Rob Gregory, the technical director for MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing), Middle East; and Shelley Reid, the work winning director for the Middle East.

Fisher has more than 30 years’ experience in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of transport infrastructure, in both public and private sectors. He has worked closely with government, industry and community stakeholders to plan and deliver infrastructure projects.

After joining Aurecon in 2012 as transport industry Leader for the company, based in Australia, he moved to the Middle East in 2014 to take up the position of design project director for the Doha Expressway in Qatar.

Gregory has over 35 years’ experience in both MEP and project management spheres. In his new role, he will oversee a host of services and disciplines on projects, including mechanical and electrical (M&E), structures, fire and life safety, utilities, energy, specialist lighting, vertical transportation and integrated building services. His duties will include liaising with and directing clients, consultants, contractors and suppliers.

Before joining Aurecon, Rob served as technical director at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff in its Middle East office, having transferred from WSP UK in 2003. His first role with the company covered the project management and delivery of engineering services for the Mall of the Emirates retail facility in Dubai.

Completing the line-up of impressive new Aurecon appointments is Reid, who, in her new role, will create market-competitive tenders, bolstering Aurecon’s ambitions to work on the very best projects in the Middle East. She will provide strategic leadership both in terms of sourcing and bidding for projects.

Reid previously served as head of bidding at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, and before that was business development commercial manager at the same firm.

With more than 15 years’ experience in financial and commercial roles, Reid’s previous project wins include developments linked to virtually all the GCC’s major government entities; as well as leading global and regional architects, developers and contractors.

These new additions have been announced, each with a view to delivering higher value expertise and experience to clients with ambitious dreams for the region, said a top company official.

"The appointment of so many senior leaders in a relatively short time frame reflected the company’s growing ambitions in the Middle East," remarked Ermis Marques, Aurecon’s regional director (Middle East).

"At Aurecon, we pride ourselves on finding solutions to the wicked problems – the ones that seem too big or too complicated to others. One of the main reasons we’re able to do this is by ensuring we have the very best people. And with Gary, Rob, and Shelley, we have proven leaders who can add immediate value to our clients’ work," he added.-TradeArabia News Service