Turner & Townsend has appointed a new managing director; Mark Wainwright as global leader of the company’s Mining and Metals team, based in London. Turner & Townsend is currently working with mining and metals clients across Africa, Australia, North America, South America and Europe. The company says that “at a time when capital cost reduction is high on the corporate agenda, companies in the sector are benefiting from the breadth and depth of Turner & Townsend’s expanding sector-specific services. These include Program Management Office, Project Controls and Project and Estimate Assurance solutions, as well as Turner & Townsend’s core services of project and cost management.”

Wainwright has extensive experience in the sector and was previously an equity partner in the Mining and Metals industry group at Deloitte Consulting in South Africa and the CIS. At Deloitte, he had leadership responsibility for sales and delivery of a wide range of projects, including global companies such as Anglo American, BHP Billiton and De Beers, and local organisations such as Suek in Russia, Ferrexpo in the Ukraine and Kazakmys in Kazakhstan.

“We are delighted to welcome Mark to Turner & Townsend. His appointment cements our positioning at the forefront of professional services providers to the Mining and Metals sector. As global leader, Mark’s management consultancy expertise will, amongst other things, strengthen the ties between our Mining and Metals teams across the world to help us deliver better value for our clients during these tough economic times. Mark will support our ongoing international expansion in this sector, such as the recent commencement of operations in South America,” says Vincent Clancy, Chief Executive at Turner & Townsend.

“This is an exciting time to be joining Turner & Townsend. The recent upheavals in the global markets and the sustained softening of commodity prices have led to a paradigm shift in focus for mining companies. Project deferrals, estimating uncertainty, the preference for client-led Programme Management Office services and changes in corporate governance strategies and policies are widespread industry concerns. Turner & Townsend’s global footprint and the expanding breadth of its services position it well to deliver the value the industry needs,” comments Wainwright.