Firm poaches Buro Happold鈥檚 chief executive to head up its technical and engineering businesses
Laing O鈥橰ourke has poached Buro Happold鈥檚 chief executive to head up its technical and engineering businesses.
The construction giant said today it had appointed Paul Westbury as its group technical director to lead its design and engineering work.
Westbury will sit on the group鈥檚 executive committee and report to Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 group chief executive Anna Stewart.
He is due to take-up the role this autumn.
Westbury Joined Buro Happold in 1991 straight from Cambridge university and became the firm鈥檚 youngest ever principal when he was made a partner at the age of 30.
He took up the role of Buro Happold chief executive in 2011.
Ray O鈥橰ourke, chair Laing O鈥橰ourke, said: 鈥淧aul brings an outstanding record of achievement and value creation having expanded Buro Happold into a successful international business. I know he will help ensure Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 future success as we continue to meet the challenges of our industry head on.鈥�
Stewart added that Westbury鈥檚 appointment marked 鈥渟tep change鈥� in the firm鈥檚 鈥渆ngineering ambitions鈥�.
She said: 鈥淲ith a broad executive remit, he will play a creative role in delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to meet our clients鈥� diverse needs.
鈥淗is experience of successfully running complex businesses known for developing cutting-edge ideas will greatly benefit the group as we evolve our strategic focus towards expanding the opportunities to deploy our design for manufacture and assembly approach.鈥�
Westbury said: 鈥淚 genuinely believe Laing O鈥橰ourke has the strategic focus, the resources and most importantly, the right talent to lead the engineering and construction industry in an entirely new direction, setting the standards by which all other organisations in the sector will be measured.鈥�
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