Ina Brandes (33) joined Grontmij in 2006 and has held various senior positions in the company. Most recently she has been one of the four Managing Directors of Grontmij GmbH responsible for the German business line Planning & Design. Ina Brandes succeeds Mr. Bernhard Schierenbeck, who will retire after a 40-year career at Grontmij of which he has been leading the German part of Grontmij for more than 25 years.
Sylvo Thijsen, CEO of Grontmij: 'I'm very happy that Ina has agreed to take over the lead of Grontmij in Germany. Ina brings with her a deep understanding of Grontmij’s engineering business and of our involvement in the national and international markets, which will certainly contribute to the future growth of our German business.
I am also first and foremost grateful to Bernhard who has played such an important role at Grontmij Germany for more than 40 years of which 25 years as Managing Director of Grontmij GmbH. Under his leadership we have achieved numerous successes and consistent growth for our German business. We are grateful for his efforts and dedication to Grontmij.'
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Notes to editors
Grontmij is a leading sustainable design, engineering and management consultancy active in the growth markets of water, energy, transportation and sustainable planning and design. At the core of our business is the principle of sustainability by design that is a leading value proposition for our customers. Grontmij is the fourth largest engineering consultancy in Europe with almost 300 offices across the region and a further 50 offices globally. We employ over 11,000 professionals around the world.
Our value chain of services stretches from major renewable water and energy infrastruc-ture through designing efficient and environmentally-sensitive mobility and transportation networks to shaping our urban and green living spaces.
Whilst we are approaching our 100th anniversary, and benefit from the experience nearly a century provides, we prefer to look to the future to enhance the world we live in. By applying sustainability considerations to all our design, consultancy and management services right across the value chain, our highly-skilled, expert people are able to create lasting solutions that plan for, connect and respect the future.
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