Currie & Brown names new COO for Mideast operations
DUBAI, January 4, 2021
Currie & Brown, one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, has appointed Ian Robinson as the new chief operating officer for its Middle East business.
A fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building with an MBA, his career spans more than 30 years, mainly in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Robinson was formerly Lendlease Europe’s managing director for its consulting group covering EMEA and management board partner of Gardiner & Theobald.
Specialising in project management, he has led numerous major projects across infrastructure, investments and construction — both on the consulting and contractor side.
Welcoming him into the fold, Group CEO Euan McEwan said: "We continue to attract great talent and I am looking forward to working with Robinson who will play an important role as part of the company’s senior leadership team."
With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, Currie & Brown operates throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.
On his new role, Robinson said: "It gives me great pleasure to lead the talented Currie & Brown Middle East team. Over the last thirty years the company has built an excellent reputation in the region and has a great platform of existing clients."
"We will continue to serve them with a quality service, introducing new service lines to support them to deliver their projects efficiently. I am looking forward to bringing my expertise in advisory services and programme management to the business," he added.-TradeArabia News Service
