Lord Browne of Madingley, UKTI Business Ambassador, officially opened the new office of Environmental Resources Management (ERM), based at Mina Zayed Port, on Monday 30 January 2012.
ERM are a leading global sustainability consultancy, specialising in the provision of environmental, health, safety, risk and social consulting services. ERM has over 140 offices in 40 countries and employs around 4,000 people. Over the past five years ERM has worked for more than 50 per cent of the Global Fortune 500 delivering innovative solutions for business and selected government clients helping them understand and manage the sustainability challenges that the world is increasingly facing.
Lord Browne noted with interest the provision of sustainability consultancy services for oil and gas companies in the region and commented that it was encouraging to see British business thriving in this sector in the regional market.
At the event Lord Browne commented: "I was delighted to have been asked to inaugurate ERM's impressive new offices in Abu Dhabi - this is a fine example of a UK company working in partnership with the Emirates and demonstrating its long-term commitment to the region".
ERM has been working in the Middle East for over 30 years and the recent growth in demand for consultancy services in the UAE and across the Middle East has driven rapid expansion of its local operations including the move to its new office location near the cornice. ERM in the Middle East has a principal focus on the oil and gas sector and supports the major national and international oil, gas and petrochemical companies active in the region. The Abu Dhabi office is the central hub for ERM's work in the Middle East and services work in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar.
Lord Browne of Madingley - Business Ambassador Profile:
Born in 1948, Lord Browne is a Partner of Riverstone Holdings LLC, and the Government's Lead Non-Executive Board Member. In 1966 he joined BP.
Lord Browne is now the Chairman of the Trustees of the Tate Gallery, and was a Trustee of The British Museum from 1995 to 2005. He was knighted in 1998 and made a life peer in 2001.
Lord Browne was born in 1948. He was voted "Most Admired CEO" by Management Today from 1999 - 2002. He was President of the Royal Academy of Engineering between 2006-2011, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.
His memoirs, "Beyond Business", were published in February 2010. He was the Chairman of the Independent Review of Higher Education and Student Financing in England (Browne Report published in October 2010).
Contact for this News Release:
Dr. Ben Boardman
Principal Consultant, Environmental Resources Management
Ben.Boardman@erm.com
Tel: +971 (0)2 698 0700
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