# GHD names Jim Giannopoulos as new global CEO

> GHD announced that Jim Giannopoulos would succeed Ashley Wright as CEO effective 2 April 2024. He previously led GHD’s Americas region and joined the firm as a graduate chemical engineer more than 30 years earlier. GHD said he is based in Melbourne, Australia.

- **Source date:** 2024-04-02
- **Original source:** [GHD](https://www.ghd.com/en-au/about-ghd/news/02-04-2024-ghd-names-jim-giannopoulos-as-new-global-ceo)
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## Reported scope and milestone

GHD announced that Jim Giannopoulos would succeed Ashley Wright as CEO effective 2 April 2024. He previously led GHD’s Americas region and joined the firm as a graduate chemical engineer more than 30 years earlier. GHD said he is based in Melbourne, Australia.

[GHD](https://www.ghd.com/en-au/about-ghd/news/02-04-2024-ghd-names-jim-giannopoulos-as-new-global-ceo)

## Engineering interpretation

GHD’s announcement documents a corporate leadership transition, not an engineering contract. Giannopoulos’s Americas leadership and chemical-engineering background are career details, not project-delivery claims. Melbourne is his stated work base and should not be conflated with the company’s Sydney corporate contact.

[GHD](https://www.ghd.com/en-au/about-ghd/news/02-04-2024-ghd-names-jim-giannopoulos-as-new-global-ceo)

## Delivery responsibilities

An organizational or community update should be interpreted within the activity it actually records. People, facilities and local relationships support a company’s presence, but they do not establish a new engineering award, completed project or guaranteed future delivery capacity. Published participation, fundraising and office-opening figures belong to that reported event. Buyers still need separate evidence of the project team, technical responsibilities and contract scope for a procurement decision. Keeping those distinctions visible makes the company record useful without turning corporate participation into an unsupported construction claim.

[GHD](https://www.ghd.com/en-au/about-ghd/news/02-04-2024-ghd-names-jim-giannopoulos-as-new-global-ceo)

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