Buro Happold bolsters Middle East team with new directors

07/06/2010 Written by: Chris White No comments

Strategic appointments include new country director for Saudi Arabia

International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold has appointed Oliver Plunkett as its 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.

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

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

Rod Macdonald, Buro Happold’s Riyadh-based chairman and a founding partner, said: “These new senior appointments will help us to deliver on ambitious growth plans for our Middle East business. They are evidence of our commitment to international clients, as well as the Middle East market, where we have been active since the practice was founded in 1976.”

Steve Brown, managing director for the practice’s Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa zone, said: “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.”