Aecom appoints new European chief executive

Steve Morriss has been appointed chief executive of Aecom’s Europe operations as of 4 January. Morriss will coordinate the company’s 5000 employees working in 21 countries across the continent.

Most recently Morriss was employed at Mouchel where he was managing director of government and business services, one of the company’s four divisions. In this role, he led over 4000 employees working for both government and commercial clients. This accounted for more than a third of Mouchel’s annual revenue. His 22-year career also included stints in senior executive roles for Serco and WS Atkins.

"Aecom is delighted to announce that Steve Morriss will lead our European operations," said Aecom president and CEO John Dionisio. "Over the past year, we have adjusted our business in Europe to meet the evolving market conditions and we have added significant new capabilities through acquisition.”

Aecom’s major interests in Europe include the Crossrail and Shard projects in London as well as others such as the La Sagrera-Nudo de la Trinidad in Barcelona and consultancy for the 2012 Olympics.