Chief executive Michael Thirkettle is standing aside to take on a non-executive advisory position with McBains. Clive Docwra, currently director in charge of project management and surveying services, takes over as managing director.
Director of design Mark Leeson is promoted to operations director and commercial director Gareth Hird joins the holding company RSBG Infrastructure as development director, overseeing strategic development for the group of companies, including McBains.
The changes follow the acquisition of McBains in September 2017 by German investment firm RSBG Infrastructure.
RSBG Infrastructure chief executive Tushar Prabhu, who is also chairman of McBains, said: 鈥淩SBG Infrastructure鈥檚 acquisition of McBains has enabled the company to increase the strength and depth of its service range, resources and the breadth of its professional services.聽 Today鈥檚 senior management changes build on this and will mean McBains can further improve its high quality service to existing and new clients.鈥�
Michael Thirkettle said: 鈥淲hen RSBG Infrastructure acquired McBains last September, the strategic plan agreed at that time was for me to take a non-executive role within the company at an appropriate date.聽 The last few months have seen us implement these succession plans, so the time is now right for me to make this planned move.
鈥淚t has been a privilege to lead McBains over the last 15 years and oversee the company鈥檚 substantial growth and with Clive and Mark at the helm I鈥檓 confident it will continue to go from strength to strength.鈥�
Clive Docwra said: 鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to consolidating our position as a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy and continuing to take forward the company鈥檚 strategy and our desire to find 鈥榯he better way鈥� for our clients.鈥�
RSBG Infrastructure is part of the RAG-Stiftung, a foundation set up by the German government in 2007 to wind down the country鈥檚 coal mining industry and clean up old mines.
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