Laing O'Rourke Appoints David Stewart in New Group Role

LONDON, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

David Stewart has been appointed as a senior executive in the Laing O'Rourke Group with immediate effect. David joins Laing O'Rourke following a 25-year career with Leighton Holdings Limited in Australia where he stepped down as Chief Executive Officer, last year.

Based at the Group's head office in Dartford, David will work with Roger Robinson, CEO of Laing O'Rourke's Europe Hub, across major projects in the UK and Canada.

Ray O'Rourke, Chairman and Group Chief Executive said:

'David will bring his wealth of heavy infrastructure experience gained over 35 years in the construction industry and, as a member of the Group's senior team, will accelerate our ambitions to become a world-class engineering enterprise.'

A civil engineer by profession with experience of managing large international contracting operations throughout Australia, South East Asia and the Middle East in mining, power and transportation, David will further strengthen the Group's senior executive team at a time of global growth in the large infrastructure sectors.

David Stewart is a Fellow of Engineers Australia (formerly The Institution of Engineers, Australia) and holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering, both from the University of Sydney.

About Laing O'Rourke:

As an international engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke funds, designs, manufactures, constructs and maintains the built environment - providing the facilities to accommodate, educate, employ, connect, care for and sustain communities.  The company's business model comprises the full range of engineering, construction and specialist services capabilities.  Laing O'Rourke's offer is fully integrated to deliver a single-source solution for some of the world's most prestigious client organisations.