Paul Hilton to lead Mott MacDonald's Middle East, South Asia and international development business
In his new role Paul will be responsible for a team of almost 3000 people. The focus of their work spans the delivery of world class projects across energy, infrastructure and buildings in the Middle East and South Asia, and donor-funded development projects in low- and middle-income countries across Asia and Africa.
Paul began his career at Mott MacDonald in 2002 and has extensive international experience in engineering, management and development consulting in a variety of markets including rail, aviation, environment, water, power transmission and nuclear research.
Before moving to the Middle East, he was Mott MacDonald's advisory and international development lead for South East Asia, based in Singapore, and his career also spans major business hubs in Europe and North America.
He is an experienced professional, holding chartership in civil engineering and project management, and is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management.
Commenting on the appointment, Cathy Travers, Mott MacDonald's group managing director, said: 'Paul's passion for client engagement, technical excellence and business improvement will be vital in driving success across all of our projects and programmes. Paul's wide ranging international experience will also be invaluable across this diverse part of our business with its range of geographies and project portfolios. I have no doubt that his leadership will have a great and positive impact on our business, our clients and colleagues.'
Paul commented: 'Our business across the Middle East and South Asia has made significant progress in recent years to deepen client engagement, strengthen partnerships and foster lasting success. With a strong foundation already established, I look forward to working with our talented teams across the business to drive further innovation and deliver exceptional value.'
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About Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is an employee-owned engineering, development and management consultancy, with more than 20,000 people in over 50 countries. We plan, design, deliver and maintain the transport, energy, water, buildings and wider infrastructure that is integral to people's daily lives. Our core strength is using our expertise to overcome complex challenges for the benefit of our clients and the communities they serve.
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Mott MacDonald has almost 3000 employees working in the Middle East, South Asia and international development business.
Our Middle East business is supporting the delivery of world class projects across energy, infrastructure, buildings, the environment and climate change mitigation in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Our South Asia business delivers strategic infrastructure and provides high-quality project management consultancy, advisory and engineering design services to multinational clients that need help expanding their operations in the region.
Our international development business is focused on donor funded development projects in low- and middle-income countries across Asia and Africa. We develop, test and scale solutions to economic, health, education, infrastructure, and climate challenges.
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