SMEC appointed Ashish Kumar to lead rail and metro business in India

Gurgaon, India (Urban Transport News): Major infrastructure company SMEC announced the appointment of Ashish Kumar as Head of Rail & Metro Business in India.

Ashish joins SMEC with over 22 years’ extensive experience in managing large, multidisciplinary teams and delivering infrastructure projects in the UK, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

“We have seen tremendous growth in our rail and metro business in India and Ashish’s appointment reflects our vision for and investment into the transport infrastructure sector,” said Andrew McKune, SMEC’s Executive Director in India. “I am excited to welcome him to our senior leadership team in this pivotal role.”

Ashish said he is looking forward to meeting clients’ needs and understanding their key requirements. “My vision is to develop and build a cross-functional team that can deliver solutions tailored to our clients,” he said.

We are steadily growing our market presence, and as we explore new business opportunities, we are enhancing our technical expertise and bringing onboard key specialists in various sectors.

Prior to his appointment at SMEC, Ashish’s previous roles and experience include Head of the Infrastructure Vertical of Systra MVA India, Technical Director AECOM, and Director Colliers International.

SMEC is currently working on a broad portfolio of rail and metro projects in India, including the Chennai Metro Phase II, Detailed Design for Bangalore Metro Phases 2A & 2B, the Dedicated Freight Corridor and Mumbai Metro Line 6.

Recently RITES-SMEC JV was awarded a contract worth Rs 61 crores for providing General Consultancy Services for the 121.74 km Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project.