# Ian L. Edwards — AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. CEO profile

President and Chief Executive Officer

- **Company:** [AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.](https://voltformer.com/epc-contractors/atkinsrealis)
- **Canonical URL:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/ian-l-edwards
- **Person ID:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/ian-l-edwards#person
- **Language:** en
- **In role since:** 2019-10-31
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-04

## Biography and career

Named interim President and CEO in June 2019 and appointed President and CEO on October 31, 2019. He joined the company in 2014 and previously led its Infrastructure business and served as COO. Before that, he held senior Leighton Group roles, including managing director for Asia, India and offshore operations, and brings more than 30 years of international infrastructure and resources experience.

## Profile sources

Prepared by Voltformer editors using official company sources and the publications cited below.

- [AtkinsRéalis · Leadership team](https://www.atkinsrealis.com/en/about/our-leadership)
- [AtkinsRéalis · General information](https://www.atkinsrealis.com/en/investors/shareholder-information/general-information)

## All company news

- [AtkinsRéalis JV wins Pickering Unit 5 refurbishment contract](https://voltformer.com/news/atkins-pickering-unit-five-refurbishment-award-2026)
- [AtkinsRéalis reports C$20 billion backlog in second-quarter 2026](https://voltformer.com/news/atkins-q2-2026-engineering-and-nuclear-backlog)
- [AtkinsRéalis welcomes Canada nuclear strategy and CANDU focus](https://voltformer.com/news/atkins-canada-nuclear-energy-strategy-candu-2026)
- [AtkinsRéalis signs engineering alliance for FANCO small modular reactors](https://voltformer.com/news/atkins-fanco-smr-engineering-alliance-2026)
- [AtkinsRéalis reports substantial completion milestone on Eglinton rail project](https://voltformer.com/news/atkins-eglinton-rail-substantial-completion-2025)
- [Bruce Power renews AtkinsRéalis services agreement through 2035](https://voltformer.com/news/atkins-bruce-power-ten-year-services-agreement-2025)
- [AtkinsRéalis joins Cadence for Toronto–Quebec high-speed rail development](https://voltformer.com/news/atkins-cadence-canada-high-speed-rail-co-development-2025)

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