29 November 2015
Mouchel Consulting, the international infrastructure company, hasappointed Philip Bourne as Director for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Philip joins from Louis Berger where he held the position of managing director, Saudi Arabia and brings with him over 20 years of international experience.

A Charted Engineer and a Fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK); Philip's experience has been gained in Latin America, the Middle East, Europe and the UK across a variety of sectors including water, wastewater and infrastructure.He has worked with ARCADIS, AMEC and Halcrow as well as holding a place on the Industry Advisory Council for the New York University, Abu Dhabi.

Speaking about his appointment, Philip said "It's an exciting time to be joining Mouchel Consulting in KSA. My main objective is to continue supporting the ambitious plans for growth, as set out in Vision2020,driving and further developing the Mouchel Consulting business in KSA at this key time for the company.  We will continue to deliver our core services, providing quality solutions and creating excellent relationships with our clients and will also be looking to develop other areas of our business in the Kingdom."

Andrew Body, managing director Mouchel Consulting Middle East says "We are delighted to welcome Philip Bourne to our senior management team in the Middle East. Philip brings with him both the technical expertise and business prowess needed to lead and develop our business in the Kingdom and I look forward to working with him."

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For more information contact: Emma Millar, Regional Marketing and Communications Manager, Mouchel Consulting Middle East, E: emma.millar@mouchel.com T: +971 971(0) 56 4122547 W: www.mouchel.com

About Mouchel Consulting
Mouchel Consulting, now part of the Kier Group and is a leading provider of infrastructure, engineering and asset management consultancy, across the UK and in international markets, for clients spanning sectors including highways, water, energy and maritime.

For more information visit www.mouchel.com

Kier Group plc is a leading property, residential, construction and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities, from operations in the UK, Middle East, Caribbean, Australia and Hong Kong.

Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

With a head office at Tempsford Hall in Bedfordshire and a network of 88 UK offices (105 globally) Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 24,000 people, with a turnover of £3.4bn and an order book of £9.3bn, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country.

For more information visit www.kier.co.uk

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