New FD for engineering consultancy WS Atkins
Heath Drewett takes over from Robert MacLeod as group finance director in June
Heath Drewett takes over from Robert MacLeod as group finance director in June
Engineering and design consultancy
WS Atkins has
announced the appointment of Heath Drewett as group finance director.
Drewett, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant, will take over from
current incumbent Robert MacLeod on 19 June. He has previously held a number of
finance and corporate development roles at British Airways and The Morgan
Crucible Company, most recently as the head of business performance in BA’s
finance team.
‘I am delighted to welcome Heath to the board,’ said Atkins’ chairman Ed
Wallis. ‘He is a very experienced finance professional with significant
experience across a number of finance disciplines in a world leading
organisation. I look forward to working with him as he joins the engineering
design sector to head Atkins’ finance function.’
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