Francois Basselot appointed managing director for UK and Ireland as Egis integrates both teams

Francois Basselot has been promoted to the role of managing director for Egis in UK and Ireland as the company integrates its teams in the two countries.

The move forms part of the global engineering consultancy and operations firm’s ambition to significantly expand its operations across the UK and Ireland as priority markets. A central part of these plans is combining the strengths of its teams as they work to meet the two countries’ critical infrastructure needs.

Francois has led Egis’ energy and sustainable cities division across Europe and Africa for the last two and half years, following a decade in tier one consultancies in the UK and Ireland as well as internationally.

Current Egis UK managing director Claire Davies has been appointed chief operating officer for Egis Europe and Africa while her counterpart in Ireland, Steve Preece, steps into the role of managing director for the operations and maintenance business at Egis in Ireland, which is engaged in the operation and maintenance of Dublin Tunnel, 470km of Ireland's motorways as well as the country's mobile road safety camera network.

Charlie Hodgson, CEO at Egis Europe and Africa, said: “The UK and Ireland are priority markets for us, with both governments having committed to major investment in modernising critical infrastructure. Francois brings outstanding credentials and deep knowledge of both countries as we integrate our team to ensure we’re offering our clients the strongest possible expertise.”

Francois Basselot, Managing Director UK & Ireland, added: “By combining the fantastic consultancy and engineering skills of our team in both Ireland and the UK, we can more effectively support our clients’ needs on both sides of the Irish sea from water to energy, highways and rail.

“Our technical heritage is strong across the two countries in Transport, Water & Environment, Energy Transition including Nuclear and the Built environment. Integrating such deep technical expertise in this way will benefit clients with access to technical and project management expertise as the UK and Ireland grapple with their own infrastructure challenges.”