15th Apr 2009 07:00
New finance director appointed
The Board of WS Atkins plc (Atkins) announces the appointment of Heath Drewett as a director with effect from 15 June 2009. He will take over from Robert MacLeod as group finance director on 19 June 2009.
Ed Wallis, chairman, Atkins, said: "I am delighted to welcome Heath to the Board. He is a very experienced finance professional with significant experience across a number of finance disciplines in a world leading organisation. I look forward to working with him as he joins the engineering design sector to head Atkins' finance function."
A graduate in mathematics from Peterhouse, Cambridge, Mr Drewett (43) started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he qualified as a chartered accountant. He has held a variety of senior finance and corporate development roles at British Airways plc and The Morgan Crucible Company plc. He has spent the past seven years in BA's finance team, most recently holding the position of head of business performance.
There are no other disclosures required in respect of Mr Drewett pursuant to Rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority.
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Notes to editors:
Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is a multinational engineering and design consultancy, providing expertise to help resolve complex challenges presented by the built and natural environment. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe, the largest engineering consultancy in both the UK and the Middle East, and the UK's second largest architecture firm.
Recent projects include:
Major infrastructure works, such as the design and programme management of the civil works for the Dubai Metro red and green lines;
High profile transport planning and urban design - a scheme to deliver a diagonal crossing at London's Oxford Circus will help solve the problem of pedestrian crowding;
Key rail projects - helping improve train times on the West Coast Main Line through the design, installation, testing and commissioning of new signalling at Rugby and Nuneaton;
Multidisciplinary building design - North Road Primary School in Darlington is an exemplar project which raises standards for environmental design and community engagement;
Vital water and environmental projects - as part of a joint venture, Atkins is providing technical assistance to the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme in Nigeria, which will benefit up to three million people.
Atkins was named among the 20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2009 by The Sunday Times; The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2008; and The Times Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work 2008. The company was construction sector winner for the third consecutive year in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2008.
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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