Mark Andrews joins Laing O鈥橰ourke from UAE contractor Arabtec Holding, where he was chief operating officer.聽
He graduated in civil engineering from Imperial College London in 1980, and joined Chicago Bridge & Iron Company where he spent nine years, mostly in the Middle East.聽
Following a five year period working in senior corporate planning and marketing roles in the chemicals and petroleum industry with BOC Group, he joined Balfour Beatty in their major projects division, before leading their utilities business.聽 He has also held the chief聽聽聽 executive role in North America for Pirelli, before leading NG Bailey for six years as chief executive, where he is credited with playing a key role in the development of the specialist offsite manufacture division.
Mr Andrews has an MBA from Cranfield and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology and the Chartered Institute of Management.
Europe Hub managing director Paul Sheffield, , said. 鈥淢ark has a proven track record of adding value to organisations through driving new sales growth alongside performance improvement.聽 He possesses broad expertise in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, with significant leadership credentials in heavy industrial sectors.聽 He also has first-hand experience of deploying modular and manufacturing techniques onto a variety of project types.
鈥淗is deep knowledge of the construction market in the Middle East, having been based there for many years including the last five, coupled with his customer focussed approach will prove invaluable as we target a growing number of opportunities in the region to deploy our unique business offering.鈥�
Mark Andrews said: 鈥淟aing O鈥橰ourke has a strong brand and reputation in the Middle East for delivering on its promises for customers, while focussing on the safety and welfare of its workforce.聽 The investments the group is making in engineering and manufacturing demonstrates the level of ambition the group has to lead real industry innovation.聽 I have no doubt that such innovation will be of considerable interest to key clients in the Middle East. As the global economy emerges from recession, this is an exciting time to be part of this change, and I鈥檓 really looking forward to meeting the team and getting started.鈥�
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