Modern Mining November 2015

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MODERN MINING

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November 2015

COVER STORY

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

want to grow – as we do – the African business

of WorleyParsons, then Advisian has a criti-

cal role to play.”

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

Advisian –

redefining the advisory

Adam Boughton, Regional

Executive Manager,

Advisian.

Rob McGill, Managing Principal,

Minerals & Metals, Advisian.

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

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.