Water. desalination + reuse

BUSINESS November-December 2014 | Desalination & Water Reuse | 17 | CORPORATEPEOPLE CH2M Hill CHief steps up to CHair role president and chief executive officer of engineering consultant CH2M Hill, Jacqueline Hinman, took up her role as chairman of the board at the company on 18 september. Hinman's stated goals for the firm are market leadership, balanced growth, and client stewardship. to these ends she has prioritized safety, quality, sustainability, technology, diversity, positive employee engagement, and the highest standards of ethical behavior as drivers for CH2M Hill's success the company said. Current chairman lee Mcintire retired in september. He said: "it has been a privilege for me to lead the board and our company through five years of growth and service to our clients around the world, and i'm confident the company will be in good hands going forward." she will continue to serve as the chief executive officer of CH2M Hill. previously Hinman has held a number of senior posts at CH2M Hill and includes in her career overseeing the delivery of the engineering, construction, and operations programmes for the london 2012 olympic and paralympic Games, the rio 2016 olympics, and the Masdar sustainable city in abu Dhabi. Hinman has 30 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry. Moll to ManaGe western inDustrial sales at pall pall Corporation has appointed Michael Moll as its manager of industrial systems sales for the western hemisphere. He will be based in Cortland, new York. Moll has over 20 years of sales experience in the water industry. CallaHan takes water serviCes leaD at leiDos following louis Berger's acquisition of leidos, Neil Callahan has been appointed vice president of water services. koCH appoints Bouttour for nortH afriCan sales post koch Membrane systems has appointed Hatem Bouattour as its independent sales representative for water and wastewater products for tunisia, Morocco and algeria. BasH appointeD ConsultinG viCe presiDent at CH2M Hill professional services company, CH2M Hill, has appointed Scott Bash as Global strategic Consulting service team vice president. He will be responsible for helping to grow the firm's strategic consulting client base and furthering the development of its asset management and technology practices. "scott is a visionary leader who has designed business management solutions for numerous water and wastewater utilities, as well as local governments in more than 24 countries and throughout the us," said CH2M Hill's general manager for strategic consulting, scott Haskins. He was previously an associate vice president and the asset management practice leader at engineering consultancy, HDr. He has almost 30 years of strategy, technology, and organizational management experience. Bash is located at CH2M Hill's Bellevue, office in washington. new puB CHief appointeD Ng Joo Hee has been appointed to singapore's national water agency, puB, as chief executive with effect from 6 January 2015. ng will hold the concurrent appointment of deputy secretary in singapore's Ministry of the environment and water resources. He was previously commissioner of police from 2010 and was director of the singapore prisons service from 2007 to 2009. His predecessor as puB chief, Chew Men Leong, has been appointed as chief executive of the land transport authority, effective 1 october. Chew had been with puB since December 2011. sHaCkleton appointeD Market leaDer at GHD engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services group, GHD, has appointed Blair Shackleton as market leader – water for western australia. shackleton is a chartered chemist with more than 33 years' experience in the water and power industries, including plant design, process monitoring, troubleshooting, operations support, and project management roles. He has led the design of municipal potable supplies, industrial and power station water systems, and large desalination plants. GHD's australian market leader – water, Chris Hertle, said: "as part of our connected global team, Blair will boost GHD's position as a leader in sustainable solutions across every part of the water cycle." BHatia leaDs new soniteC-vortisanD nortH afriCa arM Canada-based sonitec-vortisand has appointed Nikhil Bhatia as regional manager for its newly formed subsidiary, sonitec-vortisand Middle east and north africa (Mena). His chief responsibility will be to develop and implement a market strategy in the Mena region. He will target applications for the company's vortisand filtration system for industrial water polishing which includes pre-treatment for reverse osmosis and water reuse. Based in Dubai, united arab emirates, nikhil has over seven years' experience in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and district cooling experience in the region. linDen wins water reuse aCColaDe professor Karl Linden of the university of Colorado Boulder, and a fellow of the australian water recycling Centre of excellence has won the 2014 watereuse person of the Year at the australian watereuse association's 2014 symposium in Dallas, texas. as well as being a leader in research and education in water reuse for over a decade, linden has a long history of working with the industry. the australian water recycling Centre of excellence and Melbourne water nominated him for the award due to his expertise in advanced disinfection and oxidation processes which he has applied to the western Corridor advanced treatment scheme in Queensland. He also helped to gain victorian Department of Health approval for Melbourne water's reuse applications. oasYs Gets Carter as sale DireCtor oasys water has appointed Gordon Carter as sales director. formerly with ultura, he will remain based in Chicago. Jacqueline Hinman ng Joo Hee

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