ARCADIS announces Asia leadership appointment

September 15, 2014 - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the world's leading natural and built asset design and consultancy firm, today announced the appointment of Kenneth Poon to the new position of CEO of ARCADIS Asia, effective 1 January 2015. The leadership transition follows the retirement of Joseph Lee, Chief Executive of Langdon & Seah, effective 31 December 2014.

Mr. Lee joined Langdon & Seah in 1974 and became the Chairman of Langdon & Seah Asia in 2009,  becoming its  Chief Executive in 2012 following the merger with ARCADIS. In his 40 years with the firm he has been involved in a wide range of projects in Hong Kong, China and Macau. He was one of the pioneers of quantity surveying services in China in the 1980s providing construction cost management consultancy to property developers and investors. This led to the establishment of the first Langdon & Seah office in China in 1993 - in Shanghai. Under Mr Lee's leadership, turnover of the Asia business has doubled since 2009, with 11 new offices being opened in the same period. Since the 2012 merger, Mr. Lee has led Langdon & Seah to continue  this growth whilst also overseeing the successful integration of the Langdon & Seah operations into ARCADIS.

Neil McArthur, CEO of ARCADIS said: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Joseph for his valuable leadership of Langdon & Seah since our merger in April 2012. By living our values of Integrity, Client Focus, Collaboration and Sustainability he has successfully led not only the growth of Langdon & Seah but has also laid the groundwork for the success of our ARCADIS Asia organization."

In his new role of CEO of ARCADIS Asia, Kenneth Poon will build on the combined strengths of the ARCADIS businesses in the region to create the leading organization in Asia in delivering exceptional outcomes to  clients. Today, ARCADIS has 4,000 people in 50+ offices in more than 10 Asian countries, operating as ARCADIS, Langdon & Seah, EC Harris, RTKL and inProjects, serving a broad range of sectors across cost management, project & program management, business advisory, design & urban planning, water and environment.

Mr. Poon graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1975 in Quantity Surveying and joined Langdon & Seah in the same year. He became a partner in 1988, Managing Director in 1997, and Chairman for Langdon & Seah China and Hong Kong in May 2012. After Langdon & Seah joined ARCADIS, Mr. Poon has been a member of the LS Board, and was responsible for the operations in China and Hong Kong. He has a strong project and client background, and has been directly responsible for the growth of Langdon & Seah in China, starting from the first marquee projects in Shanghai and Beijing, to the present day. Under his leadership, Langdon & Seah's business in mainland China has grown since the 90s to 19 offices with over 1,500 staff. It is now unequivocally the largest international cost management firm with a Grade A qualification in China. Since Langdon & Seah joined ARCADIS, Mr.Poon has played a leading role in establishing the ARCADIS Asia organization.

Stephanie Hottenhuis, the ARCADIS Executive Board Member responsible for Asia said: "Asia is a strategic growth market for ARCADIS, and we are delighted to have Kenneth lead our business in this dynamic region. Kenneth is recognized in the market for his strong business acumen, client orientation and people leadership skills, and we are confident that with Kenneth we will further strengthen our leadership position, and continue to bring the best of ARCADIS to our clients."

For more information please contact Joost Slooten at +31 (0) 20 2011083, or outside office hours at +31 (0) 6 27061880 or joost.slooten@arcadis.com

About ARCADIS: ARCADIS is the leading global natural and built asset design and consultancyfirm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. ARCADIS differentiates through its talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and delivery of solutions across the globe. We are 22,000 people that generate €2.5 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. Please visit: www.arcadis.com