Arcadis has appointed Graham Reid as Middle East chief executive

The former UK MD of Hyder, Graham Reid, has been appointed as Arcadis鈥 new Middle East chief executive.

Reid - who became Arcadis鈥 global design director after the Dutch engineering giant bought Hyder in 2014 - succeeds Wael Allan in the Middle East role, who has stepped down to 鈥減ursue new opportunities outside of Arcadis鈥.

Reid will be responsible for leading a 2,200-strong team in the Middle East.

In the past year Reid has led the expansion of the company鈥檚 global design excellence centres, having previously established and developed Hyder鈥檚 initial global design centre.  

Arcadis executive board member Stephen Ritter welcomed Reid鈥檚 appointment as a 鈥渃ollaborative and results oriented leader with a strong track record鈥.

He added that he wished Allan all the best in his future endeavours and said he had 鈥減layed an instrumental role in the transition to one Arcadis in the region during the company鈥檚 integration of Hyder Consulting鈥. 

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