25 Jan 2010 07:00
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25 January 2010
Cyril Sweett Group plc
('Cyril Sweett' or the 'Group')
Cyril Sweett hires Director of Transport
Cyril Sweett, the international construction and property consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Young, who will head up the Group's project management offer in the UKtransport sector.
David is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Civil Engineer and he joins Cyril Sweett from Capita Symonds where he was a Divisional Director (Rail) delivering projects for clients including TfL, Network Rail, Irish Rail, major rail contractors and train operating companies. Prior to joining Capital Symonds, David was a Senior Commercial Manager at Lovell Construction working on Railtrack's Station Regeneration Project. David is a transport specialist and has spent his career to date working and delivering projects within the rail sector, beginning his career with a ten year spell at British Rail.
David will be responsible for developing and leading the programme & project management team serving the rail and wider transportation sector. Cyril Sweett already has credibility for its experience in establishing and running a programme management office and David will build on this successful model to assist other major infrastructure related clients in delivering their own portfolio of projects and programmes of work. The Group has extensive experience in the transport sector working on programmes for Transport Scotland, Thameslink, London Underground and Dubai Metro, where its consultants have helped successfully deliver technically and logistically complex schemes.
Dean Webster, Chief Executive Officer at Cyril Sweett commented:
"David is a high calibre transport specialist and it is great news for the consultancy that he will be joining Cyril Sweett. David's experience will be invaluable for the Group and his appointment is extremely timely as we have recently been successful in securing a place on TfL's Engineering and Project Management Framework under both the Project/Programme Management and Commercial Services categories. We are delighted to welcome David to the business and look forward to working with him."
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David is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Quantity Surveyor and can be contacted on david.young@cyrilsweett.co.uk / +44 7061 9377
For further information call:
| Cyril Sweett Group plc Dean Webster, Chief Executive Officer | 020 7061 9000 |
| Caroline Covill, Head of Communications | 020 7061 9102 ; 07810 551 128 |
| Financial Dynamics Billy Clegg Georgina Bonham | 020 7831 3113 |
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