News

Ray O’Rourke will stay on as chief executive officer (CEO) of engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke rather than retiring as planned, while his chosen replacement Seamus French will leave the company.

International design, engineering and advisory company Aurecon has appointed Marcus Tong as its new technical director for geotechnics in Singapore to help deepen its expertise in underground engineering.

Offshore geotechnical services company Geoquip Marine has appointed Richard Turner as its new chief executive officer.

UK-based geotechnical specialist Bachy Soletanche recently appointed Tamás Kaltenbacher as its new managing director.

Specialist engineering and design consultancy Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has appointed Indrasenan Thusyanthan as its new managing director.

Heriot-Watt University professor of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Gabriela Medero has been appointed as associate principal for enterprise at the university.

Engineering consultancy Hydrock recently hired Simon Cole as a technical director for its environment and geotechnics division.

Global internet of things (IoT) specialist Worldsensing has appointed Sam Buckley and Matthew Winslow as technical sales specialists covering the UK and North America.

Consulting engineering firm Robert Bird Group recently promoted Paola Caporaletti to its discipline leader of geotechnical engineering.

Don Del Nero has been named vice president and senior director of tunnel engineering at WSP USA, an engineering and professional services consultancy.