Arcadis Appoints Jim Ford as Global Head of Client Development
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Amsterdam, 12 September 2016 - Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading global
Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets, today announced the
appointment of Jim Ford as the company's new Global Head of Client Development
and Multinational Clients. Mr. Ford joins Arcadis from TestAmerica, where he was
Executive Vice President for Commercial Operations. Mr. Ford succeeds David
Sparrow, Global Director of Arcadis' Multinational Clients Program, who has
decided to retire following 38 years with the company.
"Client Focus is critical to absolutely everything we do at Arcadis - it is one
of our four core company values," said Stephanie Hottenhuis, member of Arcadis'
Executive Board with responsibility for Client Programs. "David Sparrow did an
excellent job at building our Multinational Clients Program into a best-in-class
approach, ensuring that our clients see, feel, and benefit from our passion to
create value for them and achieve high-performance results. We are extremely
pleased to have been able to recruit Jim Ford to lead Client Development and
build on the foundations in place. Jim's track record shows that he not only
generates great results, but does so by putting the client's needs and the best
outcomes for them first - that's what Client Focus means at Arcadis."
"I am thrilled to be joining Arcadis and look forward to continuing to deliver
profitable growth around the needs of our clients," commented Jim Ford. "When I
look at the work Arcadis does around the world, the talent and commitment of our
people is clear and inspiring. I look forward to contributing my experience and
passion for creating thriving client partnerships to Arcadis and to help build
upon the company's success by helping to bring all the best of Arcadis to our
clients across the globe."
Mr. Ford was the leader for Commercial Operations at TestAmerica from October
2013. He led the turnaround and transformation of the commercial organization to
growth through a client-and market sector-focused approach, resulting in the
sale of the organization to a strategic global partner. Prior to TestAmerica,
Mr. Ford spent 21 years with Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, in different
international leadership roles in Europe and the U.S., applying an award-winning
key account management methodology to drive global growth in the water
management and sustainability business lines amongst others. Mr. Ford serves as
the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Strategic Account Management
Association (SAMA), which focuses on helping organizations establish strategic,
key and global account management as a corporate strategy for growth.
Mr. Ford earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military
Academy, located in West Point, New York, graduating with Distinction. He has
also completed the Leadership for Senior Executives program at Harvard Business
School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mr. Ford will join Arcadis as of 15 September 2016, and will be appointed to the
company's Senior Management Committee. His global role will be based out of
Chicago.
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For further information please contact:
Arcadis Investor Relations
Jurgen Pullens
Telephone: +31 20 2011083
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E-mail: jurgen.pullens(at)arcadis.com
Arcadis Group Communications
Jeremy Cohen
Mobile: +31 6 21639411
E-mail: jeremy.cohen(at)arcadis.com
About Arcadis
Arcadis is the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built
assets. Applying our deep market sector insights and collective design,
consultancy, engineering, project and management services we work in partnership
with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the
lifecycle of their natural and built assets. We are 27,000 people active in over
70 countries that generate ?3.4 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with
knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities
around the world. www.arcadis.com
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