Mark Naysmith

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ABOUT MARK NAYSMITH

Very proud to have been awarded an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Engineering, by Edinburgh Napier University in 2018 and European CEO of the Year in 2014 by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering. Based in London, Mark is the Global Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) at WSP Global Inc. and is a Statutory Director of several WSP legal entities and a member of the Global Executive and Leadership Teams. Mark joined WSP in 1988. After holding a number of senior leadership positions, including President for EMEIA, he was promoted to GCOO in January 2025. In his role as GCOO, he leads global operations, drives financial performance, executes the global strategy by promoting a growth mindset and fosters alignment between our global regions and business partners.Mark has +35 years of experience as a consultant engineer working in the Built and Natural Environment. He has a wealth of technical and business management experience in senior board positions, having successfully established business units from scratch in a number of locations and has overseen the successful integration of several world class businesses following WSP acquisitions in recent years.He has a broad range of technical experience ranging from concept (pre-planning) through to detailed design, at design / project director and expert witness level on multi-disciplinary projects.Mark is a Doctor of Engineering (Dr.Eng), a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (FCIHT) and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).He is a member of the FIDIC Global Leadership Forum Advisory Board, the ACE Large Consultancy Advisory Council, the BusinessLDN Advisory Board and the Edinburgh Napier University Development Board.