ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading pure play global engineering and consultancy firm, announced today that Curt Cramer has been appointed Global Director Performance Excellence, a new Senior Management Committee position within ARCADIS, per November 1, 2013. John Hensley will succeed Curt Cramer in his role as President of the Environment Division of ARCADIS US, also per November 1, 2013.

Prior to becoming president of the Environment Division of ARCADIS US, Curt Cramer (1962) was director of operations for this Division, and also the U.S. representative to the Global Business Line team for Environment. Cramer previously served as director of the Client Development and Technical Knowledge and Innovation groups for the U.S. Environment Division. Curt Cramer has worked with ARCADIS since 1988. He is a Certified Professional Geologist and a member of the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, and the American Institute of Professional Geologists. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Allegheny College.

John Hensley (1962) is currently Operations Director for the Environment Division of ARCADIS US. Before taking on this role he was Director of Operations, Design and Construction in the Water Division and before that Director of Operations, ARCADIS US Water and for the Infrastructure Division. He has also been active in business development positions within ARCADIS. John Hensley has been with ARCADIS since 1985 and is a licensed Professional Engineer in five states. He holds Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Kennesaw State University.

"In the new role of Global Director Performance Excellence, Curt Cramers' primary role will be to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our core processes in order to bring the best of ARCADIS' capabilities to optimally serve clients and projects anywhere in the world. By driving this globally, ARCADIS will move closer to its goal of becoming the benchmark player in the industry", said Neil McArthur, CEO of ARCADIS. "John Hensley is a very experienced leader in our US business with broad experience in several of our divisions. In his role as President of the Environment Division we expect him to further build on our leading position in this important market."