Buro Happold creates ten new partners
Multi-disciplinary international engineering consultancy Buro Happold has created ten new partners, bringing the total number of partners heading up the practice to 23. The ten new partners will assume their new roles on 1st May.
Buro Happold chairman, Michael Dickson, comments “As a result of recent efforts, achieved through tremendous hard work and dedication from everyone in Buro Happold, the practice is now firmly placed as a key player in the UK and the international marketplace. The size of our practice has more than doubled in the past three years, and growth in turnover continues to be healthy.”
“It is against this positive background that we can build our future to ensure the continuity of the Buro Happold partnership and a widening of its skills base.”
The new partners are:
Neil Billett BSc(Hons) MSc
Steve Brown BE(Civil) CEng MIStructE
Andrew Comer BSc(Hons) CEng FICE FIHT
Rod Manson BSc(Hons) CEng MCIBSE MInstE MIEE
Paul Rogers BSc (Hons) CEng MIStructE
Neil Squibbs BSc (Hons) CEng MICE MIStructE
Gavin Thompson BEng CEng MCIBSE
Paul Westbury BA(Cantab) MA CEng MIStructE
David Wookey BA(Hons) MBA FCA
Jerry Young BSc(Hons) CEng MIStructE MAPM
Managing partner, Padraic Kelly, comments, “Increasing the size of the partnership is essential for our practice to continue to actively grow and develop into the future. The knowledge and experience of the new partners reflect the range of skills and professional acumen that exists across Buro Happold at every level. The considerable spread of technical capability now presented by the wider team of 23 partners will allow us to communicate our skills base more effectively to existing and new clients. “
Appendix 1: Buro Happold new partners: detailed information
Neil Billett BSc(Hons) MSc
In realising the building services and environmental designs on high profile projects including The British Museum Great Court Project, Lords Media Centre and others, Neil has contributed significantly to establishing the high profile of Buro Happold building services engineering.
Stephen Brown BE(Civil) CEng MIStructE
Steve's constructive and energetic contribution to the engineering of such projects as Queensberry House and The British Museum Great Court Project, and Millennium Point has been widely recognised.
Andrew Comer BSc(Hons) CEng FICE FIHT
Andrew drives the Buro Happold focus on the civil engineering of our built environment and transportation networks.
Rod Manson BSc(Hons) CEng MCIBSE MInstE MIEE
Rod worked for Buro Happold in Riyadh and Germany, before taking responsibility for opening and developing the successful Glasgow office.
Paul Rogers BSc (Hons) CEng MIStructE
Paul's worked for Buro Happold in Riyadh and Bath, followed by opening up and then sustaining work in Berlin, Warsaw and the European market place.
Neil Squibbs BSc (Hons) CEng MICE MIStructE
Through his contribution to Buro Happold's framework agreement with BAA. Neil has built a reputation for developing methods of building standardisation and virtual prototyping.
Gavin Thompson BEng CEng MCIBSE
Gavin is briefed to continue to build on his international building services representation in the Middle East, and to continue to liaise from Bath with our expanding workload in Ireland.
Paul Westbury BA(Cantab) MA CEng MIStructE
Paul is to extend his tremendous energies and considerable technical expertise expanding UK and overseas markets in both lightweight structures and stadia constructions.
David Wookey BA(Hons) MBA FCA
David Wookey, Finance Director provides continued strategic advice, assuring a strong financial base for the development of Buro Happold.
Jerry Young BSc(Hons) CEng MIStructE MAPM
Jerry ran Buro Happold's office in Riyadh with energy and effect before returning recently to the UK in order to focus upon the project management side of the business.
