Four divisional directors to join Atkins executive team - 01 April 2009
Atkins has appointed four additional directors to its Group executive team. The Group's Water and Environment, Energy, Design and Engineering, and Defence, Aerospace and Communications businesses are now part of the Group executive team.
The directors joining the Group executive team are:
Dr Martin Grant – managing director, Energy
Graham Roberts – managing director, Water and Environment
Dr Paul Dollin – managing director, Design and Engineering
Dr Geoff Robins – managing director, Defence, Aerospace and Communications.
Keith Clarke, chief executive, Atkins said: “These businesses are now strong enough in their own right to exist as separate divisions within the Atkins Group. The growth they have shown in recent years has been impressive and justifies them having representation around the Group executive team table.”
Dr Martin Grant has been with Atkins since 1984. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and has been presented with the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal. His career with Atkins has been broad based, covering work in the oil and gas industry, the nuclear industry, and an assignment to the Channel Tunnel project.
Graham Roberts joined Atkins in 1986. He has a degree from Nottingham University in maths with engineering, and is a chartered mechanical engineer. During his career at Atkins he has established the Telecoms business, and led major growth in the defence business. Graham also chairs Atkins’ diversity steering committee and is a Pension Fund Trustee.
Dr Paul Dollin joined Atkins in 1999 and is a chartered engineer with a PhD in materials science. In his early career he worked in the nuclear sector for British Energy, and has since gained experience in both the public and private realms in areas such as education, property and power.
Dr Geoff Robins has a PhD in physics from Liverpool University, and began his career working for the UK Government. He has over 25 years’ experience in consulting and began his Atkins career in 2007 as a result of the acquisition of Advantage Business Group where he was managing director. Advantage is now a fully integrated part of the Atkins Defence, Aerospace and Communications business.
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Notes to editors:
Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is a multinational engineering and design consultancy, providing expertise to help resolve complex challenges presented by the built and natural environment. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe, the largest engineering consultancy in both the UK and the Middle East, and the UK's second largest architecture firm.
Recent projects include:
• Major infrastructure works, such as the design and programme management of the civil works for the Dubai Metro red and green lines;
• High profile transport planning and urban design – a scheme to deliver a diagonal crossing at London’s Oxford Circus will help solve the problem of pedestrian crowding;
• Key rail projects – helping improve train times on the West Coast Main Line through the design, installation, testing and commissioning of new signalling at Rugby and Nuneaton;
• Multidisciplinary building design – North Road Primary School in Darlington is an exemplar project which raises standards for environmental design and community engagement;
• Vital water and environmental projects – as part of a joint venture, Atkins is providing technical assistance to the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme in Nigeria, which will benefit up to three million people.
Atkins was named among the 20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2009 by The Sunday Times; The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2008; and The Times Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work 2008. The company was construction sector winner for the third consecutive year in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2008.
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.