WSP has appointed Iain Carmichael as Managing Director for Intelligent Infrastructure in the UK & Ireland. Iain joins WSP from Ricardo, bringing extensive senior leadership experience that further strengthens our Intelligent Infrastructure capability as he steps into this new role. 

With more than 30 years’ international experience, Iain has led large, multi‑disciplinary engineering, rail, energy and environmental businesses across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, North America, the UK and Europe. 

His background spans systems engineering, operational safety, risk management, independent certification, and the delivery of some of the world’s most complex and safety‑critical programmes – experience that will be central to supporting clients as infrastructure becomes increasingly connected, data‑enabled and resilient. 

Darren Reed, Executive Managing Director for Transport & Infrastructure, WSP commented: “Iain brings an exceptional track record in systems integration, safety, operations and complex programme delivery. His global leadership experience, combined with Ricardo’s depth of expertise, strengthens our ability to help clients transition to more digital, data‑enabled and resilient infrastructure. We’re delighted to welcome him into the WSP team.” 

Iain Carmichael, Managing Director for Intelligence Infrastructure, WSP added:  “I’m excited to be joining WSP at a pivotal moment, as our combined capabilities with Ricardo create new opportunities to shape the future of intelligent, connected infrastructure. Having spent much of my career delivering safety‑critical, technically demanding programmes across the world, I’m looking forward to working with colleagues and clients to integrate systems, data and engineering in ways that improve performance, reliability and long‑term resilience.” 

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