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Laing O'Rourke has announced the appointment of Paul Westbury as Group Technical Director.
Paul will have global responsibility for Laing O’Rourke's technical and engineering functions, including the Engineering Excellence Group; and will lead the development of the Group's design and engineering offering to underpin the organisation’s growth strategy.
He will serve on the Laing O'Rourke Group Executive Committee and will report to Anna Stewart, chief executive of Laing O'Rourke. He will take up his post in the autumn of 2014 following a period of handover of duties to his successor at his current employer.
Paul joins the company with more than 23 years' experience within the global technical design and engineering consultancy industry. Most recently he served as chief executive officer of Buro Happold, the 27-office global engineering practice, leading a diverse portfolio focused on engineering and design management, specialist consulting and technical services. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Paul was managing director for the European business, overseeing all of the region’s offices and activities. He joined Buro Happold in 1991 having graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge with a first class degree in engineering science. In 2000 he became the consultancy's youngest ever principal when he was made a partner and director at 30.
Paul is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacture and Commerce. In 2008 he was awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal for his contribution to British engineering. He was named in The Times top 100 scientists list of 2010 and is a member of the judging panel for the newly launched Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering; a global award that seeks to recognise and reward the pivotal role that engineering plays in society today, something that Paul is passionate about. In May 2012 he was awarded the highly coveted Gold Medal from the Institution of Structural Engineers, which celebrates his many and varied achievements in the field of structural engineering.
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