Faithful+Gould appoints head of program management in KSA
Paul Sweeney has been appointed as Faithful+Gould’s head of program management for its 160-strong business in Saudi Arabia.
The integrated project and program management consultancy has seen rapid growth in the Kingdom, with its order book expected to grow by 15 percent over the course of the next year.
Sweeney is new to the Middle East, joining Faithful+Gould from AECOM, where he performed a number of roles including head of project management and a director and partner in Davis Langdon in the UK. With over 25 years’ experience he brings a wealth of program, project and operational experience, with recent responsibilities including business unit and financial planning, performance and delivery, staff development and mentoring and business development among others.
He has considerable knowledge of major international PPP schemes in the health care and education sectors, having acted for both the promoting client and SPV/developer, which aligns with the Saudi government’s move toward alternative financing solutions squarely at the center of the country’s Vision 2030 strategy.
“The demand for our expert program and project management services has risen exponentially, making this an opportune time for Paul to join us. His appointment further enables F+G’s growth strategy, not just for Saudi Arabia, but for the wider region, aimed at ensuring we remain in a position to deliver the best possible solutions to our clients, supporting the delivery of their projects on time, to budget and to their quality aspirations,” said Spencer Wylie, country director of Faithful+Gould Saudi Arabia.
He added: “2016/17 has been a great year for Faithful+Gould in Saudi Arabia, we were appointed on a number of major transformational projects, such as providing program management services on a mixed use and leisure development that is set to attract millions of domestic visitors; we are cost managers on several super regional mall developments, and we have implemented a program management office for the roll out of a countrywide fiber optic network. We are very excited to see what 2017/18 brings with Paul joining our existing team in the country.”