He will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the employee-owned firm, which has 16,000 staff working across engineering, management and development consultancy.
Mike Haigh joined Mott MacDonald in 1981 as a graduate engineer working on international projects in the water sector. He joined the executive board in 2013 and was most recently managing director of Mott MacDonald鈥檚 Europe and Africa region, which has more than 7,000 staff and 拢820m annual revenues.
Mr Haigh said: 鈥淎s an employee for over 30 years I know just how innovative and creative Mott MacDonald can be. The needs of the world鈥檚 population and technology are changing fast and we have tremendous opportunities to work with our clients and partners to create clever, intelligent solutions that enhance value for them, their stakeholders and the wider society. There are exciting times ahead for our industry and Mott MacDonald and I鈥檓 delighted to be taking up this role, working with such talented colleagues.鈥�
Group chairman Keith Howells added: 鈥淚鈥檝e known Mike since he joined us as a graduate, and I鈥檓 delighted to have him running our worldwide operations in his new role as group managing director, building on his experience of managing our Europe, UK and Africa, and Middle East and South Asia businesses.鈥�
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