MWH Global Appoints Steve Nye Head of Asia Pacific

Broomfield, Colo., 22 December 2011 – Global engineering firm MWH Global has appointed Mr. Steve Nye to the position of President, Government & Infrastructure for Asia Pacific. The appointment is effective immediately.

"Given Steve's outstanding success in spearheading the firm's growth in the critically important water sector, and his ability to implement global strategy locally as well as move fluidly across geographic boundaries in a global organisation, I am confident he and his team will drive unprecedented growth in the Asia Pacific," commented MWH's global chief executive Mr. Alan Krause.

Asia Pacific is a growth market for MWH, a global engineering services firm with more than 1,500 employees across Australia, Brunei, China, Guam, India, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam. Through its involvement in wet infrastructure and water engineering projects, MWH helps manage water purity and availability in a sustainable fashion. In his new role, Nye will oversee all aspects of the firm's operations in the region, including sales, marketing, service delivery, operations and finance.

Nye has an impressive track record with MWH. After joining the firm in 1993, he took on difficult international water resource engineering challenges, including technical director in MWH's Hong Kong office, where he was responsible for water, sewerage and drainage projects. In addition, he has held several global leadership roles, including: Business Development Manager; Asia Pacific Director of Operations, Natural Resources and Industry; and General Manager, Australia. Most recently, Nye has served as Global Growth Sector Leader, Water, in which he helped to increase the firm's already strong position as a wet infrastructure and water engineering leader.

Nye earned his Bachelor Degree from the Caulfield Institute of Technology in Melbourne, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University's School of Business. He is a member of the Institute of Engineers in Australia, the College of Civil Engineers and the Australian Institute of Management.

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