SPOTLIGHT ON OUR BUSINESS
Delivering the vision, Hugh Blackwood CEO
Our results reflect strong revenue, profit and margin increased efficiency and prudent use of Group resources. remain at the core of our organisation. I feel that they now
performance across the Group. In particular, year-on-year Fortunately, our balance sheet is strong, an enviable position reflect our business, our people and our commitment to
International’s revenue indicates a growth rate of 44%, with in the prevalent financial conditions. However, we cannot our clients.
China and India showing exceptional growth and contribution. afford any complacency as we enter a period of extreme
We have a strong order book and have seen some major economic uncertainty. Despite being a diverse business, Scott Wilson’s values help
project wins. us create a unified image of the Group around the world
I am extremely keen that we, despite the challenging through their consistent application.
Overall, the business is well-positioned to manage the business environment, continue to improve as a business
economic cycle and with our talented and committed staff towards our vision of becoming an Integrated Global • Passionate – proud and driven
and leadership team, we face the future with confidence. Enterprise and the Board have recently committed • Ambitious – challenge-seeking and dedicated
Our main defensive strategy is to continue to rely on our investment in a programme of targeted management training • Collaborative – honest and inclusive
strong inherent diversity in terms of geography and the and improved technology and IT support. These investments • Knowledgeable – accessible and reliable
market sectors we work in. This means we have no single will be committed when funds allow.
dependency on any particular market or client. This diversity, Vision: To help transform societies greatest challenges
coupled with the flexibility and adaptability of our staff, I am pleased to announce the launch of our first global into great results.
leaves us well positioned to address changing policy manual ‘The way we do business’. This document
economic circumstances. describes how we should behave as individuals and as a Mission: To be a leading integrated global enterprise
business toward our colleagues, our clients and our committed to fulfilling the development and
Clearly, to maintain our current performance on an ongoing stakeholders worldwide. environmental needs of our clients by providing
basis, we must continue to concentrate on our key business responsive solutions delivered locally.
basics. Central to our success is our cash management As part of our ongoing strategic planning processes, we have
where everyone has the opportunity to contribute through concluded work on our values, vision and mission which
Restructuring the management model
As you are aware, during this financial year we are migrating collaboration across our market sectors. It will make our remaining businesses, India and the Middle East will
towards a sector based management model. Some reporting management structure simpler and more transparent and remain unchanged. We will continue to work on a project or
lines have already been adjusted and the initial benefits of the will allow external observers to obtain a clearer view of how branch office basis in other regions of the world until there is
move are already becoming evident. Over the next few we operate as a business. a sound case for establishing a regional business.
months we will complete the change process and from
1 May 2009, we will be managing and reporting on a At the same time, we are taking the opportunity to rationalise The management team will be communicating the
consistent matrix basis worldwide. parts of our international business. An enlarged Asia Pacific arrangements for the change process and the detailed
region will incorporate Hong Kong, China, South East Asia implementation programme. This will be cascaded at the
I believe that the new model will provide us with renewed and a new business in Australia. The former Eastern Europe appropriate time.
focus on our clients and markets. It will allow us to play to our regional business will extend to embrace all of
global strengths by reducing fragmentation and encouraging mainland Europe. The current boundaries of the two
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Group HR
Group Management Structure - 1 May 2009
Director
Georgina Corbett
Group Managing Managing Director Managing Managing Director Managing Director Managing
Director Strategic Director Buildings & Environment & Director
UK & Ireland Consultancy
Operations Steve Br
*
Rail
**
Infrastructure Nat Resources Roads
undle Keith Wallace tbc Robin Hawley Chris Jennison
*
Group Business Jerome Munro-Lafon
Systems Director
Mark Bew
Chairman//Managing
Director - Asia Pacific
Group Finance Group S Davies/P Chan
Director Chief Executive
Sean Cummins
Hugh Blackwood
Managing Director
India INTEGRATED GLOBAL ENTERPRISE
Group Performance C D Puri
Director
Ronnie Hunter
Managing Director
Group Managing Middle East
Director
Global Integration
tbc
International Regional
Director
John Nutt
Operations
John Horgan
Managing Director
Europe
Executive Committee
Simon Hindshaw
Secretary
Nicola Carroll
The roles in red denote Main Board positions
* These individuals are also responsible for planning Global Sector Strategy
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