Arcadis announces new Global structure to better serve the needs of
its growing client base
- The move marks a significant milestone in embedding Arcadis’
three-year business strategy to maximize profitable and sustainable
growth
- The structure will be based on three new global businesses –
Resilience, Places, and Mobility – focused on bringing the best of
Arcadis’ global expertise to serve clients and drive
efficiency
- New structure led by an experienced and globally diverse team -
Heather Polinsky for Resilience, Mark Cowlard for Places and Greg
Steele for Mobility
Amsterdam, February 10, 2022: Arcadis
(EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading global Design & Consultancy
organization for natural and built assets, today announced changes
to its operating structure to better serve the needs of the market
and its growing client base. The changes are in line with its 2021
- 2023 business strategy to provide focus, global scale and
strengthen the sustainable and digital offering to clients.
As announced during its Capital Markets Day in November 2020,
Arcadis has now transitioned from a country-led operating model, to
collaborate across borders in new global business
areas.
The changes, which were effective from January 1, 2022, see the
creation of three new business areas – Resilience, Places and
Mobility. Each business area will consist of globally diverse
organizations that work together to bring focus and the very best
of Arcadis’ collective expertise from around the world to help
serve the changing needs of clients, regardless of where they are
located.
Heather Polinsky, who was previously Arcadis’
Chief Operating Officer in North America will lead the Resilience
business area. With climate change, biodiversity loss and water
scarcity presenting some of the greatest challenges to humanity,
Heather and her team from across the world will be on hand to
provide holistic and actionable sustainable solutions for
clients. Building on Arcadis’ rich heritage and expertise in
energy transition, climate adaption, environmental remediation and
PFAS removal schemes, and clean water management, Arcadis will work
in collaboration with public, private and regulated clients to
create a more resilient future.
Former UK CEO Mark Cowlard will lead the Places
business area, focused on creating smart and sustainable places for
owners, investors, users and communities across the real estate
sector. The construction and operation of buildings generates up to
40% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions and one of Arcadis’
priorities is to help clients reduce carbon over the full lifecycle
of an asset. The business area will bring together global expertise
and work closely with our design and architecture practice,
CallisonRTKL, to develop innovative, future-facing solutions for
the places in which we live, work, play, learn, and the transport
hubs critical to keep the world moving.
The Mobility business area - covering rail, highways, aviation,
port infrastructure and new mobility solutions - will be led by
Greg Steele, who was previously the Executive
Leadership Team member for the Asia and Pacific region. With better
transport links crucial to creating thriving and connected cities
and communities, the global Mobility business will work closely
with transport owners, operators and contractors to deliver design,
asset and program management and new mobility solutions across the
world. There will be a focus on creating greener and cleaner
solutions, drawing on Arcadis’ experience in rail, electric vehicle
adoption and active travel projects.
The new Global Presidents for the three business areas will
report directly to Arcadis’ Chief Operating Officer, Alan Brookes,
who is a member of the Global Executive Leadership Team.
Peter Oosterveer, Global Chief Executive
said:
“Megatrends like urbanization, climate change, greater
digitalization and growing societal expectations are continuing to
shape the needs of our clients and the communities we serve. It is
crucial Arcadis adapts to meet these changing trends and needs.
Since the launch of our strategy in late 2020, we have made great
strides to embed these needs within the business and today marks
another significant milestone in our journey to maximize impact for
our clients.
“As I witnessed at first hand at COP26 last year, the world of
tomorrow can be so much better than today. Mitigating and reducing
the impact of climate change to enable healthier lives, thriving
nature, effortless transport and more enjoyable places. With
policymakers rightly focused on ‘building back better’ and a green
recovery, we have the ambition, deep industry knowledge and now a
focused global operating structure in place to make this a reality
and help create a more resilient and sustainable future.”
Alan Brookes, Global Chief Operating Officer
said:
“With an energetic and refreshed leadership managing the
business areas, the move to the Global structure marks an exciting
new chapter at Arcadis. Our laser focus on clients won’t change but
the new structure will enhance collaboration of our teams across
the world, enabling our clients to benefit from our collective
expertise and a joined-up approach.
“Importantly, the new structure will allow us to scale
sustainable and digital solutions where we can have the most impact
with clients. Working alongside our digital products and services
business, Arcadis Gen and CallisonRTKL, the structure allows us to
bring forward the best Arcadis has to offer globally to clients
anywhere in the world, while maximizing profitable and sustainable
growth. It is the start of a new, evolved Arcadis.”
The Company’s reporting of its first quarter 2022 results will
reflect these three new reportable segments. To assist in the
analysis and understanding of the new reportable segment structure,
Arcadis will restate the four quarters and full year of 2021 for
the new reportable operating segments and provide this information
in the release of the 2021 full year
results on February 17, 2022. These changes have no impact
on the Company’s previously reported consolidated balance sheet,
statement of income, or cash flows.For more information about the
Arcadis business areas please visit www.arcadis.com
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:ARCADIS CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONSChris
WigganMobile: +44 7966404889E-mail: chris.wiggan@arcadis.com
ARCADIS INVESTOR RELATIONSJurgen PullensMobile: +31 6
51599483E-mail: jurgen.pullens@arcadis.com
ABOUT ARCADIS
Arcadis is the leading global Design &
Consultancy organization for natural and built assets. Applying our
deep market sector insights and collective design, consultancy,
engineering, project and management services we work in partnership
with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes
throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets. We are
28,000 people, active in over 70 countries that generate €3.5
billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and
expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities
around the world. www.arcadis.com
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