Consulting engineer Mott MacDonald has appointed Paul Hilton as managing director of its 900-strong Middle East business.
He moves there from Singapore, where he was the company’s advisory and international development lead for Southeast Asia.
Since starting his career at Mott MacDonald in 2002, the chartered civil engineer has worked in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
In the Middle East he takes over from Chris Seymour, now head of strategy and investment for international development, South Asia, Middle East and Africa.