Sweett Group strengthens infrastructure team

21 January 2013

Sweett Group plc

("Sweett Group" or "the Group")

Sweett Group strengthens infrastructure team with senior appointments

Sweett Group has further strengthened its infrastructure consultancy team with the appointment of two Directors. Rajiv Sudan has been appointed Director with responsibility for utility services and David Mitchell has been appointed Director with responsibility for mining, oil and gas services.

A chartered engineer, Rajiv Sudan joins Sweett Group from Balfour Beatty and has over 25 years of experience of working in senior roles across the consulting and contracting sectors. Based in London, Rajiv will be responsible for developing the Group's service offering across the UK utilities and infrastructure sectors.

With over 40 years of experience, including roles as Head of Contracts Management with Alstom Power in Switzerland and Director of International Operations with Currie & Brown, David Mitchell will lead the Group's growing global mining, oil and gas practice, focusing predominantly on the Middle East, Americas and Asia Pacific regions. 

Sweett Group has made significant recent investments in developing its infrastructure capability, resulting in commissions with EDF Energy and Transport for London in the UK and Dubai Airports in the Middle East. The Group is also currently engaged on major infrastructure on behalf of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and Hong Kong Airport Authority.

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For further information:

Sweett Group plc Derek Pitcher, Managing Director +44 20 7061 9000Theo Kjellberg, Group Communications Manager FTI ConsultingBilly Clegg, Oliver Winters, Latika Shah +44 20 7831 3113

About Sweett Group

Sweett Group plc is a global business with expertise in property and infrastructure professional services. Our services include programme and project management, cost management, advisory and PPP/PFI investment.

We aim to forge long term, successful relationships with all stakeholders in the property and infrastructure industry. "Global knowhow, local delivery" is the essence of our business and our reach enables us to put global best practice to use in the local markets we serve.

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