Buro Happold, the Bath-based engineering, design, and advisory practice, has appointed Marc Barone as its new Chief Operating Officer.
Marc Barone | Photo © Buro Happold
In his role, Marc will join Buro Happold’s executive and global leadership teams, overseeing the efficient and effective operation of the business.
His responsibilities will include delivering on the company’s strategy, managing risk, expanding its reach and impact, and ensuring positive client outcomes.
With a career spanning over 30 years in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, Marc brings a wealth of experience to the role.
Prior to joining Buro Happold, Marc served as the Chief Growth Officer at AECOM, where he played a role in driving growth initiatives across the organisation.
Commenting on his appointment, Marc said: “I’m looking forward to building on existing successes at Buro Happold, extending our highly collaborative culture by infusing rigour and pace to target setting and decision-making.
“The changing market and technology environment mandates that our operations proactively drive carbon reduction and digital innovation in order to tackle our clients’ biggest challenges.
“We will maximise the potential of our exceptional teams to strengthen our unique capabilities and market offering.”
Oliver Plunkett, Chief Executive Officer at Buro Happold, added: “It’s a pleasure to welcome Marc to Buro Happold, with his substantial credentials that will help drive our organisational growth in line with our 1-3-6 strategy and the positive impact we have on people, places and planet.
“His skills and experience align perfectly with our aims to continue to grow our offer in Europe, the United States and elsewhere across the world, as well as broadening our established and premium position in the UK.”
