International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold has bolstered its Middle East team with the appointment of new directors.

Oliver Plunkett has been named as the firm's new country director for Saudi Arabia. Oliver takes over from Phil Dalglish, who has been appointed business development director for the Middle East and will spearhead the practice’s planned growth in the region.

Robert Okpala has been named as its new regional discipline leader for Building Environment.

The firm has also appointed Martin Tillman to lead its transportation team in the region.

“These new senior appointments will help us to deliver on ambitious growth plans for our Middle East business,” said Rod Macdonald, Buro Happold’s Riyadh-based chairman and a founding partner.

“These new hires will provide a strong platform for the future growth of the practice in the Middle East, as we plan to grow our network of offices and increase the size, expertise and skills of our existing teams in response to increasing client demand,” added Steve Brown, managing director for the practice’s Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa zone.-TradeArabia News Service