ISG Middle East, an award-winning construction services company, has announced the appointment of Steve Ramsden as its managing director.

Ramsden will step into his new role this month, having been ISG Middle East’s general manager from February 2016. He succeeds the current managing director Alan McCready, who will be stepping down after almost eight years at the helm, to pursue other professional ventures.

Prior to joining ISG, Ramsden was the Middle East managing director of a major global fit out company, where he led the premium and travel retail division delivering projects for some of the world’s most prestigious retailers and airport operators.

Ramsden, who has lived and worked in the UAE since 2011, has previously held the position of operations director for a UK-based fit out contractor, including responsibility for its UAE joint venture, between 2011 and 2013.

ISG Middle East achieved record 2015 results showing a 47 per cent increase in yearly revenue which has exceeded Dh283 million ($77 million), with operating profit increasing by 130 per cent to Dh8.3 million.

The company has recently completed the refurbishment of the Kempinski Mall of the Emirates hotel, which is Dubai’s biggest ever live hospitality refurbishment project. The company is also currently undertaking a number of large-scale corporate fit out projects, particularly in DIFC and Abu Dhabi Global Market Square.

ISG is an international construction services company delivering fit out, construction, engineering services and specialist solutions, operating in 28 countries worldwide. The company works with owners, developers and occupiers in the public and private sector for an extensive range of industries.  - TradeArabia News Service