Ed Robinson spent more than two decades in British army

Aecom has brought in Turner & Townsend’s global defence lead to head up its defence business in the UK and Europe,

A former British army officer, Ed Robinson spent nine years at T&T building up the firm’s defence business in the UK, North America and Australia.

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Ed Robinson spent nine years at T&T

Robinson, whose brief also includes India, will be tasked with growing Aecom’s business in the UK and the US.

Robinson spent 23 years in the army as a Royal Engineer before moving into the private sector at T&T.

Aecom’s chief executive for Europe and India Richard Whitehead said: “Deepening longstanding relationships and increasing collaboration across the public and private sectors is essential to modernising defence infrastructure and programme delivery.

“Ed’s track record speaks for itself – he understands the complexities and demands of military operations and has proven he can deliver the infrastructure and programmes necessary to support them.”