Amey appoints Colin Wood MBE as MD of its Consulting business

Amey has appointed Colin Wood MBE as a member of the Group Executive Committee and ManagingDirector of its Consulting business.

Colin will be responsible for strategy, growth and operational delivery of Amey’s Consulting business which operates in the UK, Ireland and the USA. As one of the UK’s leading engineering consultancies, it offersservices including, strategic programme management, digital transformation, advisory, data science and analytics, sustainable infrastructure design and engineering, decarbonisation and energy transition

. It is part of the Amey Group which employs 12,000 people in the infrastructure, engineering and built environment sectors.

Colin replaces Alex Gilbert who will take up a new role supporting growth across the Group, particularly in new geographies.

Andy Milner, Chief Executive Officer at Amey, said: “Colin’s appointment is an important step for our Consulting business. He has extensive experience across the sectors in which we operate and beyond. Hisreputation is exemplary, and his expertise will be invaluable as we continue to expand the Consulting business and the Group.  Colin will play a key role in ensuring our customers receive the highest quality, end-to-end whole life asset services with a strong focus on decarbonisation in the UK and overseas.”

Colin joins Amey from Aecom where he was Chief Executive of Europe and India. Prior to that he served as Chief Capability Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Chief Executive of CivilInfrastructure for EMEA.

Before joining Aecom, Colin held a range of senior positions including Managing Director at Air Tanker, Chief Executive Officer for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), Head of Olympic and Paralympic GamesReadiness for Transport for London (TfL), and Logistics and Change Director at Heathrow Airport. He also served for 19 years in the Royal Air Force as an air traffic controller and aviation specialist.

Commenting on his new role at Amey, Colin said: “I am delighted to be joining the business at this exciting time for infrastructure development. Amey’s unique whole lifecycle expertise means it is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities to deliver sustainable, resilient infrastructure for clients, and consultingcapabilities are at the heart of that.”