Modern Mining November 2015

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Advisian – redefining the advisory

B oth Boughton and McGill are based in the new purpose-built WorleyParsons office complex in Melrose Arch, Johannes- burg, but their brief extends over the entire sub-Saharan Afri- ca region. “We’re confident that Advisian will be a strong driver of growth in our African operations,” says Boughton. “Technical consulting and advisory services are the necessary prelude to project implementation and the more success we have at the ‘front end’ of the project cycle, the more likely it is that the WorleyParsons group will be involved in the ‘build’ phase. So if we Mining recently spoke to Boughton and his colleague, Rob McGill, Managing Principal, Minerals & Metals, to learn more about the Advisian offering, which Boughton believes is unmatched by any other global player. The traditional technical consulting business of global engineering group WorleyParsons has now been integrated into a new business line of the group known as Advisian, which combines under ‘one roof’ high-level strategic management advisory services with strong engineering and technical expertise. Advisian operates worldwide with its African arm being led by Regional Executive Manager Adam Boughton. Modern

want to grow – as we do – the African business of WorleyParsons, then Advisian has a criti- cal role to play.”

Adam Boughton, Regional Executive Manager, Advisian.

Although Advisian was conceptualised and established last year, its roll-out on a global basis – including the sub-Saharan Africa region – dates back to 1 July this year. “On this date Advisian was launched worldwide with over 3 000 employees in 19 countries,” Boughton says. “Here in South Africa, this saw the transitioning of around 90 employees, who were previ- ously part of WorleyParsons RSA, into Advisian, which is an independent business line within WorleyParsons with its own management and reporting structures.” Explaining the background to Advisian, Boughton says a key step leading to its establishment was the acquisition by WorleyParsons several years ago of Evans & Peck, an Australian- based company providing high-end business advisory services to

Rob McGill, Managing Principal, Minerals & Metals, Advisian.

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