SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Professional technical and management support services consultancy AECOM today announced the appointment of Steve Burrows, CBE, as Senior Vice President of Building Engineering, to lead its building engineering practice in the Americas.
Burrows has 30 years of building engineering experience on projects in a wide range of sectors, including sports, leisure and arts facilities; mixed-use, retail and leisure developments; commercial offices; hotels; and airports. He joins AECOM from Arup, where he was the property market leader for the Americas, a member of the Arup America’s regional leadership board and building engineering leader for the San Francisco office.
Burrows’ career has taken him around the globe, and he has acted as Project Director on numerous high profile projects including the Dubai Towers, the Beijing Olympic Stadium, the City of Manchester Stadium and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
“I am delighted to have the opportunity to develop AECOM’s building engineering practice” said Burrows. “With 1,200 staff working across 18 locations in the USA, the business has the breadth and reach to help clients deliver projects at home and abroad, providing the best global solutions locally.”
“Steve brings a wealth of international experience to the business,” says David Glover, AECOM’s Chief Executive of Building Engineering. “We are delighted that he has joined us and this appointment is a further example of AECOM’s commitment to excellence and continuing investment in world class building engineering.”
Burrows joined Arup in 1982 following his graduation from Liverpool Polytechnic, where he received a BSc in Civil Engineering. In 2009, he was honored with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his civil engineering work overseas. He is a Professional Engineer, Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers and a Chartered Engineer. He is also member of the Board of the AIA in San Francisco, and has a TV show called Engineering the Impossible which goes out on the Science Channel in the USA and the Discovery Channel.
AECOM ( aecom.com ) is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 130 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during fiscal year 2011.
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