Ivor Catto, currently a member of the executive board of Atkins, has been appointed as the chief executive of Hyder Consulting, an international advisory and design consultancy.

Catto, who will take on the role on December 1, succeeds Time Wade, who is retiring.

Catto, 41, has been a member of the executive board of the W S Atkins Group for the last five years and been group managing director of the Design & Engineering Solutions Division, since its formation in April 2005.

Catto joined Atkins in 2000, and previously held roles in Scottish Power and Babtie Group.

Commenting on the new appointment, Rod Stewart, Hyder Consulting’s regional managing director for the Middle East, said: “Ivor’s proven track record in building a consultancy business to a significant international scale, and his depth of expertise in what will prove to be an important new business sector of energy, resources, and industry will help us enormously with our continuing regional policy of diversification. The new appointment will undoubtedly bring a new dimension to our group and regional strategy, and bring further momentum to the company’s growth and expansion. Our regional client base will undoubtedly benefit from this new phase in the company's development." - TradeArabia News Service