Arup restructures board to create new CEO role

Aaron Morby 6 months ago
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Arup has announced a new board structure that sees current group chair Jerome Frost step into a newly-created CEO role from April 2025.

Hilde Tonne, incoming non-executive Chair; Mahadev Raman, Chair of Arup Trustees; and Jerome Frost, incoming CEO
Hilde Tonne, incoming non-executive Chair; Mahadev Raman, Chair of Arup Trustees; and Jerome Frost, incoming CEO

Hilde Tonne, former CEO of Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett SF, will join as non-executive chair of the firm’s new Arup Group Limited Board.

She brings a wealth of experience, having previously served as executive director at Telenor Group and chief innovation officer at Ramboll.

Since its trust-owned structure was first established in the late 1970s, Arup has grown into a global consultancy with 18,000 staff working in over 140 countries.

The new management structure from April will be:

Arup Group Limited Board: appointed by the trustees and led by Hilde Tonne as non-executive chair. The board’s role will be to provide oversight of strategy execution, the firm’s performance, compliance, and leadership appointments.

Executive Management Board: led by Jerome Frost as CEO. The board will be responsible for Arup’s leadership, operations and implementing the strategy.

Arup TrusteesMahadev Raman will continue as Chair of Trustees, maintaining the trustees’ role of safeguarding the firm’s independence, long-term success, and unique culture on behalf of Arup’s members.

Further appointments to the new boards will be announced next year.

 

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