RMJM merges European operations in MidEast business
RMJM International will manage offices in UK, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Harry Downie and Boran Agoston will lead operations at RMJM International.
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RMJM, the international architectural and planning group, has merged its European operations into its Middle Eastern business to form an enlarged multi-regional company that will be headquartered in Dubai.
Known as RMJM International, the firm will manage offices in London and Glasgow in the UK, as well as offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Harry Downie will lead RMJM International as chief executive officer, while Boran Agoston will be the design principal.
“I am particularly proud to announce this merger” commented Peter Morrison, RMJM Group CEO. “Our Middle East business has been a beacon of light within the RMJM Group throughout a dark and difficult global recession.”
“The strength of the RMJM brand in the Middle East is testament to the extraordinary strength of character encapsulated within our regional team and serves as a constant reminder of why we have been able to maintain a constant presence and sustain a successful business here for more than 40 years. I am confident that under the stewardship of our Dubai management team we will quickly realise the growth of our business across Europe and the Middle East,” he added.
Commenting specifically on the design capabilities of RMJM’s European team, Boran Agoston, design principal of RMJM International said that RMJM’s European team was very experienced and had a range of skills and talents that would complement existing Middle East projects.
“This merger significantly expands the range of design capabilities RMJM can offer to its long standing Middle East clients and will also open up new market sectors for us. At the same time our Middle East Design team will be able to offer a new and fresh design approach to our European clients,” Agoston said.
“The Middle East team are abuzz with ideas on how they can integrate and develop RMJM’s European business and I am confident that the boundaries of great design and intuitive, entrepreneurial business strategy will be pushed to the limits in the coming months and that excites me a great deal,” Morrison concluded.
