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BuroHappold—Margot Day

13 September 2019
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Global director of risk & commercial law appointed

Engineering consultancy BuroHappold Engineering has appointed Margot Day as its global director of risk and commercial law.

A qualified solicitor, Margot comes on board after more than ten years as UK general counsel for Arcadis. She is highly experienced in dispute resolution, contract negotiation, risk management and corporate law across the construction and engineering industries. In her newly created role at BuroHappold, she will head up the consultancy practice’s commercial function internationally.

Margot helped drive the launch of the Bristol Equality Charter, and is a business member of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership.

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