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  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "pt",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/pt/news/mott-macdonald-david-eastman-defence-2026",
  "slug": "mott-macdonald-david-eastman-defence-2026",
  "category": "epc-contractors",
  "publishDate": "2026-09-08",
  "sourceName": "Mott MacDonald",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.mottmac.com/en/news/lieutenant-general-retd-sir-david-eastman-kbe-joins-mott-macdonald-as-global-defence-capability-director/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 2,
  "tags": [
    "Mott MacDonald Group"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Mott MacDonald appoints David Eastman defence director",
    "summary": "Defence infrastructure connects technical design with operating requirements.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Scope of the official announcement",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Mott MacDonald appointed retired Lieutenant General Sir David Eastman global defence capability director, based in Brisbane."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Mott MacDonald",
            "url": "https://www.mottmac.com/en/news/lieutenant-general-retd-sir-david-eastman-kbe-joins-mott-macdonald-as-global-defence-capability-director/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Voltformer analysis",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Defence infrastructure connects technical design with operating requirements. Capability leadership can translate client needs across engineering disciplines. This is a specialist appointment, not evidence of an undisclosed defence contract or a group CEO change."
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Considerations for project teams",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Leadership and talent news can show which capabilities an organization prioritizes. Global CEOs, regional managers, technical leaders and non-executive directors have different responsibilities. Current leadership profiles should therefore be read alongside the historic role stated in a dated announcement. Project teams can track client communication, decision authority, specialist continuity and knowledge transfer during changes. An appointment or training announcement is not itself a project contract award. Its effect on delivery requires separate evidence from how the organization subsequently operates."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
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      "slug": "mott-macdonald",
      "name": "Mott MacDonald Group",
      "href": "/pt/epc-contractors/mott-macdonald",
      "website": "https://www.mottmac.com",
      "aliases": [
        "Mott MacDonald Group",
        "موت ماكدونالد",
        "Mott MacDonald"
      ]
    }
  ]
}