Arup has appointed Blaise Pearce to lead the Southeast Asian tunnelling business, driving technical excellence in major railway and infrastructure work.
With more than 30 years’ experience delivering large-scale critical infrastructure as an underground construction specialist, Blaise has extensive technical experience in all aspects of tunnel shafts, deep excavation and associated works from planning to construction.
His career has taken him across the world to work on diverse portfolios in Southeast Asia, India and Europe, including holding directorial and senior level project management roles at Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Malaysia’s Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp).
Commenting on his appointment, Blaise said, “Arup is an established leader in sustainable tunnel design and constructability, and an employer of choice for high-calibre engineers.”