International environmental, health, safety and sustainability consultancy
He will focus primarily on delivering growth in the EU and Africa, working closely with Joyce Schlesinger, Mark Travers, ENVIRON’s executive vice presidents for global practice development, and José Fernandez, ENVIRON’s EU and Africa division president.
With over 20 years’ experience in diversified environmental, health and safety, sustainability, energy, engineering design, project management and construction management services for industrial sector clients, he has experience across the chemical, pharmaceutical, mining and mineral, manufacturing and processing sectors. He has retained client-facing roles on projects including large-scale environmental and health and safety due diligence work, EHS corporate auditing programmes, industrial permitting, soil and groundwater contamination assessment and remediation, and hydrogeological studies.
He joins from URS where he was vice president in charge of the infrastructure and environment division’s industrial sector work across EMEA and Asia, with substantial experience in developing and delivering growth strategies for new products and technical services.
José Fernandez, president of ENVIRON’s Europe and Africa Division, said: “Richard Andrews is a sought-after senior figure in environmental consulting and exactly the right fit for ENVIRON as we increase our focus on the industrial sector internationally: we are delighted he has chosen to join us.
“His many years of experience as a consultant will not only bring increased business development opportunities but also add to our team of respected technical experts in the environmental field.”
Richard Andrews said: “Aside from its depth and breadth of experience, ENVIRON’s appeal is its flexible and responsive approach to supporting clients and delivering projects, blending science and policy with business pragmatism, in what is an increasingly demanding and informed marketplace. I am delighted to be joining its highly respected team of technical experts, and see many opportunities for providing its services to industrial clients and helping to grow the company further.”
