Bowers, group director for external engagement at Mott MacDonald has been appointed as chair of ACE Group. Faiz, managing director of environment, sustainability and planning (ESP) at Tetra Tech has been appointed chair of the Environmental Industries Commission, part of ACE's environmental wing.
Bowers' infrastructure career includes serving as the executive director of the Major Projects Association and as professor in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds. She was a long-standing member of the Infrastructure Client Group and previously worked closely with the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (replaced by NISTA) to improve major project preparation and delivery.
Faiz is a business leader, chartered engineer and sustainability expert with more than 28 years of international experience spanning consultancy, industry, government, SMEs and academia.聽
Milda Manomaityte, chief executive of ACE Group, said:聽鈥淒enise and Rukhsana bring an exceptional combination of strategic insight, policy聽influence聽and sector leadership. Their experience spanning industry, government engagement and academia will be invaluable as ACE continues to strengthen its voice and impact on behalf of our members.聽
鈥淭heir appointments comes at a critical time for the sector, as ACE works with government and stakeholders to address geopolitical and regulatory risks, support pipeline certainty, influence skills investment and ensure consultants are central to shaping how public and private finance supports national priorities.鈥澛�
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