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GDS Associates appoints Gary Cooley as Chief Financial Officer. MARIETTA, Ga., October 13, 2026-(BUSINESS WIRE)-GDS Associates, Inc. ("GDS" or the "Company"), a leading provider of power consulting and advisory services to the U.S. utility industry, today announced that Gary Cooley has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Mr. Cooley will lead GDS' financial, accounting, and operations management functions. Mr. Cooley brings more than three decades of financial leadership experience across engineering, consulting, and advisory firms. Most recently, he served as Chief Corporate Development Officer and CFO of Anser Advisory, where he oversaw the firm's financial management and led its mergers, acquisitions, and integrations, including its acquisition by Accenture. "Gary has spent his career successfully scaling professional services firms with discipline and steady leadership, and we are pleased to welcome him to the team," said Miki Deric, CEO of GDS. "His track record of executing and integrating acquisitions, along with his broader financial acumen, will be instrumental to GDS' ability to invest in our people, broaden the services we provide to our clients nationwide, and create new growth opportunities." "GDS has built a business with a tremendous reputation for technical excellence, reflecting the strength and dedication of its team," said Mr. Cooley. "I look forward to working alongside Miki and the entire team to build on that legacy and execute on the opportunities for growth at GDS." Earlier in his career, Mr. Cooley spent a decade at Arcadis North America, first as division CFO and later as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, where he oversaw strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and divestitures. Previously, he was CFO and a board member of PinnacleOne, which he helped lead through its sale to Arcadis. He holds an MBA from San Diego State University and a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of San Diego. GDS has taken multiple strategic steps over the past year to expand capabilities, enhance client service, and broaden service offerings. In September 2026, GDS named Miki Deric as CEO, and in April 2026, Daniel Powers joined as Chief Development Officer to lead the Company's acquisition strategy. Earlier this year, GDS partnered with Littlejohn & Co. to support the Company's long-term growth strategy. About GDS Associates Founded in 1986, GDS Associates is a consulting and engineering firm dedicated to serving the electric utility industry. GDS provides advisory and technical services supporting planning and analysis, rates and regulatory strategy, energy efficiency, and transmission and distribution engineering. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, with offices across the United States, GDS is recognized for its technical expertise, integrity, and collaborative culture. Learn more at www.gdsassociates.com.

Egis UK & Ireland picks energy director. 1 hour Egis UK & Ireland has appointed Mark Docherty as energy director, with a focus on the grid and renewables. Docherty joins from Arcadis. Based in Edinburgh, Docherty brings 38 years of experience in the energy sector. At Arcadis, he was global offshore wind practice lead and partner, as well as UK sector leader for networks and energy. He has also held senior leadership roles at several key industry players, including Turner & Townsend, SSE and Scottish Power. In his new role, Docherty will lead the expansion of Egis's energy offering across the UK and Ireland, while helping to support the firm's wider global energy ambitions. Covering grid and renewables, he will focus on building team capacity and supporting clients and communities through the challenges of energy transitions, electrification, digitalisation and security of supply. Docherty's appointment comes as governments and network operators across the UK and Ireland place greater priority on energy security, increasing demand for grid and renewables expertise. Joanne Moran, sustainable resources director, UK & Ireland, said: "Energy is an important part of our business in the UK and Ireland, and Mark's appointment gives us the leadership to accelerate its growth. His experience across offshore wind, networks and major infrastructure programmes will strengthen the support we offer our clients, while his strong track record of building teams and securing new business will be central to our plans."

Arcadis to sell most of its architecture business and cut 1,000 staff following WSP's failed takeover bid. World's third biggest employer of architects to focus on sectors 'where structural demand is strongest' The Curv, a 60-storey passivhaus tower in Vancouver designed by Arcadis' architecture business Arcadis is planning to sell most of its architecture business and cut 1,000 full-time staff from its wider business as part of a restructure following a failed takeover bid by WSP. The consultant said it is "actively changing its portfolio" by concentrating investment in sectors and markets where "structural demand is strongest". Arcadis is currently ranked as the world's third biggest employer of architects, with 1,781 architects on its payroll out of a total headcount of around 34,000, according to this year's WA100 list of the world's biggest practices. It claimed its "rightsizing" strategy will see mid-single-digit revenue growth and increase its operating EBITDA margin by around 100 basis points to approximately 14.5% by 2027-2029. Arcadis unveiled plans for the restructure in its home city of Amsterdam at the end of last month, just a week after WSP formally abandoned its intended takeover of the firm. WSP said on 23 September that it had been "unable to engage" with Arcadis after having two bids that valued the Dutch consultant at around £3.8bn turned down over the summer. Sectors which Arcadis said it wants to focus on include transportation and energy and water, which account for a combined 53% of net revenues. It is targeting net revenue growth of mid to high single digits for transportation and high single digits for energy and water. The firm is also seeking high single digit growth in high-growth sectors such as industrial manufacturing and technology, which account for 21% of revenues. The sector includes data centres, life sciences and semiconductor manufacturing. But it plans to divest "non-core" assets including the majority of its architecture business and China operations including its activities in real estate and development, which account for 26% of its net revenues. Arcadis chief executive Heather Polinsky said the restructure is "designed to translate our strategic strengths into stronger growth, higher margins and cash generation". "We are building a more focused, higher-performing Arcadis that delivers sustainable value for shareholders, our people and our clients," Polinsky said. Chief financial officer Simon Crowe added: "The financial rationale is compelling: a more focused portfolio, a structurally lower cost base and disciplined capital allocation will support higher margins, stronger cash generation and sustainable shareholder returns." Arcadis' entry into the architecture sector stared with its acquisition of US practice RTKL in 2007, followed by its acquisition of Seattle-based Callison in 2014. It merged the two practices to form CallisonRTKL in 2015 with the business later referred to as CRTKL. Arcadis has long considered selling its architecture arm, first tabling the move in 2017 before recommitting to the sector before acquiring Canadian multi-disciplinary firm IBI Group in 2022. Arcadis then combined CRTKL and IBI Group to create its Architecture and Urbanism division. Most commented. No comments yet. You're not signed in.