James Dand becomes the consultancy鈥檚 new chief operating officer

Turner & Townsend has announced the appointment of James Dand as the firm鈥檚 global chief operating officer.

Dand, previously the consultancy鈥檚 director of European operations, replaces Tom Harrison, who has retired, and is joining the group鈥檚 executive board. He has worked for T&T for 15 years.

Paul Grace, who was running T&T鈥檚 Russian arm, is to become European managing director.

Speaking about his new role, Dand said: 鈥淎fter seven consecutive years of exceptional growth, this is an exciting time to take on this role and work with the wider leadership team as we build on our leading position in infrastructure, real estate and natural resources. 

鈥淲e have a fantastic platform for further growth, working with the largest global clients and on major transformative programmes in every continent.鈥�

T&T鈥檚 chief executive Vincent Clancy said Dand鈥檚 promotion to the group鈥檚 executive board 鈥渆xemplifies our commitment to recognising and nurturing talent within the business.

鈥淲ith his appointment, three of our five executive board members now originally joined the business as a graduate, which is testament to the investment we make in our people.鈥�

 

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