Appointments strengthen account coverage and execution capacity in priority growth sectors, building on 280+ current global data centre projects won in the past 12 months.
Arcadis, the world’s leading company delivering data-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, today announces three senior appointments to further build its leadership in digital infrastructure and industrial manufacturing: Alister Grey, Dimitri Reid, and Chris Leatham.
The appointments broaden Arcadis’ coverage of high-value client portfolios and capacity to win and deliver major capital programmes in some of the most competitive markets – supporting reliable execution across complex programmes and reinforcing the firm’s investment behind priority growth sectors in Europe and North America.
Alister Grey has been appointed to lead Arcadis’ Internet and Software capability in Europe. Most recently, Alister served as Managing Director for Mace’s Technology and Manufacturing business, overseeing a portfolio of hyperscale and colocation data centres across the United Kingdom and Europe and leading a £500m annual business with around 250 staff. At Arcadis, Alister will scale client solutions across digital platforms, data-driven systems and internet-enabled infrastructure – translating advances in areas such as AI and hyperscale growth into deliverable outcomes, from powered land and data centres to complex capital programmes.
Dimitri Reid and Chris Leatham are taking up key positions leading the accounts for two of Arcadis’ hyperscaler clients in North America. Together, they will deepen strategic engagement across capital programmes and fast-moving portfolios – supporting clients and their developer, investor and operator partners from site selection and investment due diligence through to permitting, design, construction oversight and operational readiness.
These appointments reinforce Arcadis’ strategy to build critical mass in sectors where client demand and investment are on a steep growth trajectory, including technology, industrial manufacturing and major capital projects. They also build on targeted investments to strengthen the firm’s technology and digital infrastructure offer, including the acquisition of KUA last year, which added deep local data centre expertise in Germany.
Arcadis has since secured 10 new data centre commissions across Frankfurt and Berlin. These wins build on Arcadis’ global data centre portfolio of over 280 projects won in the 12 months to April 2026, and reflect the firm’s increasingly connected offer across advisory, design and delivery. This helps clients:
- Accelerate site selection and early feasibility with integrated advisory + engineering input.
- Improve cost and schedule confidence through joined-up programme management and delivery oversight.
- Strengthen investment decisions on major programmes using data-led insights and sector benchmarks.
Edel Christie, Global President - Places, Arcadis, said: “Technology and industrial manufacturing are converging rapidly, driven by AI, digitisation and the need for resilient, powered infrastructure. These appointments strengthen our ability to support clients navigating that complexity – linking strategy, technology and delivery at scale.”
“This is a signal of confidence in both our pipeline and our strategy. We are seeing sustained demand across technology-led infrastructure and industrial manufacturing, and we are deliberately investing ahead of that curve – in leadership, capability and talent.”
Alister Grey, Sector Executive – Software & Internet (EUR/UK&I), Arcadis, said: “Arcadis is building one of the market’s most connected offers across digital infrastructure – bringing advisory, design and delivery together to help clients move faster and with more certainty. What attracted me is the combination of deep technical capability and the ability to execute at scale across Europe. As investment surges across AI and hyperscale, my focus will be on turning complexity into deliverable outcomes – from powered land and data centres to major capital programmes.”
Alister will step into his new role from 1 June 2026, while Dimitri and Chris have already begun. All three will be part of a global technology and industrial manufacturing team that is expanding in line with rising client demand. Together, they strengthen Arcadis’ leadership and capabilities in these industries and will help oversee the delivery of some of the most complex and high-impact programmes worldwide.
To join the next wave of digital infrastructure and industrial transformation projects at Arcadis, visit Expertise - Places Solutions | Arcadis.
