Capita Symonds has announced the appointment of former Highways Agency Chief Executive Archie Robertson OBE as non-Executive Director.

Robertson played a lead role in Capita Symonds recent bid for the Crossrail Delivery Partner role and will now build on this experience to develop its programme management business on major international infrastructure projects.

With a background in major project delivery at the Highways Agency, Robertson helped to shift the focus of spending away from major capital projects and towards more cost-effective and sustainable intelligent transport management systems, such as the M42 Active Traffic Management (ATM) trial which now looks set to be widely adopted across the highways network.


He was also Director of Operations at the Environment Agency from its inception in 1996 to 2003, including responsibility for major infrastructure including the Thames Barrier and building new flood defences throughout England and Wales.

Jonathan Goring, Managing Director Capita Symonds said: "We are delighted to welcome someone of Archie's calibre to our Executive Board. His credentials speak for themselves and his experience will be invaluable in our investment in the future of both traditional and smart infrastructure solutions."

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