Railway engineering consultant Systra has appointed Andrew McNaughton as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).

He will take over from Frédéric Delorme, who joined the French company as Head of Security in January 2016.

Mr McNaughton joins Systra from Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP), where he was appointed as Director of Engineering and Construction in April 2015.

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Previously, he also worked for Balfour Beatty before joining TLP.

Guillaume Pepy, Chairman of the Executive Board of SNCF, said: "The appointment of Andrew McNaughton as Chief Operating Officer marks a new chapter in Systra's history.

By including a British national in the senior management team, Systra's shareholders have confirmed their commitment to the Group's international expansion."

(LM)