AtkinsRéalis Announces Changes to Senior Leadership Team

AtkinsRéalis Announces Changes to Senior Leadership Team

MONTREAL, March 4, 2025 /CNW/ - AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, today announces key changes to its senior leadership team to further strengthen our capability to deliver on our Delivering Excellence, Driving Growth strategy. These appointments ensure that AtkinsRéalis has the senior leadership to meet the objectives and priorities we have set for our business in the coming years. 

New Appointments
The following appointments, effective March 1, 2025, further strengthen our senior leadership team, bringing individuals with significant expertise and experience to deliver our growth and operating margin priorities in Engineering Services, while also continuing to strengthen our nuclear leadership team. This will enhance our project execution and delivery capability, as global demand for nuclear energy has fuelled the significant increase in our project backlog. All four leaders are highly skilled, and each will bring fresh perspectives and be pivotal in continuing to drive the Company forward. These appointments are the result of strong succession plans built over time and show both the strength in depth and the deep operational experience we have within the Company.

Richard Robinson, currently President of UK & Ireland, will become President – Asia, Middle East & Australia (AMEA) and oversee the Company's expansion in AMEA, building on its long-standing local presence in rapidly growing markets through the delivery of major infrastructure, transportation and clean energy programs. Drawing on a wealth of international experience, including previously leading large engineering businesses in the Middle East, Richard will focus on maximizing the growth potential across the region and will continue to oversee our expansion in the global Defence market.

Chris Ball, currently Chief Operating Officer of AtkinsRéalis' Nuclear business, joins the Company's Executive Committee and will replace Richard as President, UK & Ireland and be responsible for the Company's significant presence across the region, with over 12,000 employees providing end-to-end engineering, program management and advisory services.

Nigel White, currently Chief Risk Officer, will become the Chief Operating Officer for the Nuclear sector. Nigel brings over three decades of international experience delivering large complex projects, and his experience will be invaluable to ensuring the necessary project management, operational and risk processes are embedded in the Nuclear sector, with a particular focus on the life extension and new build projects.  

Joël Taché, currently Senior Vice-President, Finance, Commercial and Risk for the Nuclear sector will replace Nigel as Chief Risk Officer and will also join the Executive Committee. Joël has significant experience in risk management at global organisations over many years, including in his previous role as Vice-President, Corporate Risk Management at the Company.

Ian L. Edwards, President and CEO of AtkinsRéalis, said: "These appointments highlight the strength and experience we have within AtkinsRéalis. I am confident that their expertise, combined with their deep knowledge of our organization, our clients, and the countries we operate in, will enhance our ability to drive growth, deliver excellence and manage risk across Engineering Services, Nuclear and the wider organisation. I am delighted to welcome Chris, Richard, Nigel, and Joël into their new roles within the Company, and work closely with them to deliver on our strategic agenda."

Office of the COO
AtkinsRéalis is also announcing today that Philip Hoare will be stepping down as Chief Operating Officer to pursue other professional opportunities. He will be staying in his role until the summer of 2025 allowing a suitable transition period to find a replacement for this role, and to continue to work on delivering the key priorities of driving growth and achieving consistent and sustainable margin performance improvement through the development, optimization, and deployment of AtkinsRéalis' global capabilities.

"I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Philip for his invaluable contributions to AtkinsRéalis over many years, and to me personally. Under his leadership, he has established a robust framework for the COO's office, fostering a structured approach to delivering excellence and driving growth," said Ian L. Edwards, President and CEO of AtkinsRéalis.

About AtkinsRéalis   

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us onLinkedIn. 

Forward-Looking Statements

References in this press release to the "Company", "AtkinsRéalis", "we", us" and "our" mean, as the context may require, AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. or all or some of its subsidiaries or joint arrangements or associates. Statements made in this press release that describe the Company's expectations or strategies constitute "forward-looking statements", which can be identified by the use of the conditional or forward-looking terminology such as "estimates", "expects", "forecasts", "intends", "may", "objective", "plans", "projects", "should", "will", "likely", or other variations thereon. Forward-looking statements also include any other statements that do not refer to historical facts. The Company cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and that its actual actions or results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.Forward-looking statements are presented for the purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding certain key elements of the Company's current objectives, strategic priorities, expectations and plans, and in obtaining a better understanding of the Company's business and anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on a number of assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable as at the date hereof. The assumptions are set out throughout the Company's 2023 annual management disclosure & analysis ("MD&A") (particularly in the sections entitled "Critical Accounting Judgments and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty" and "How We Analyze and Report our Results") filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and on the Company's website at www.atkinsrealis.com under the "Investors" section. If these assumptions are inaccurate, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. In addition, important risk factors could cause the Company's assumptions and estimates to be inaccurate and actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Those risks are identified in the Company's 2023 annual MD&A (particularly in the section entitled "Risk and Un certainties"), as may be updated from time to time in the Company's interim quarterly MD&A, are not exhaustive. The forward-looking statements herein reflect the Company's expectations as at the date of this press release and are subject to change after this date. The Company does not undertake to update publicly or to revise any such forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable legislation or regulation. The forward-looking information and statements contained herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

SOURCE AtkinsRéalis