Lee French

Partner (Managing Director MENA) at Cundall

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Partner at Cundall (Managing Director MENA) and Chair of the Regional Management Board for Europe & MENA. Chartered Civil Engineer and Member of the ICE (CEng MICE) and Chartered Construction Manager and Member of the CIOB (MCIOB) who has designed and led some of the most prestigious schemes globally, from City Masterplans to Entertainment Attractions. Higher education up to Bachelors degree with honours (BSc Hons) in Building Project Management and Civil Engineering. 25 years industry experience designing and leading Built Environment projects. From specific Masterplan/Infrastructure projects to Multi-Disc Building/Attraction projects across all sectors (in LDC capacity). Very good knowledge and experience of MENA and UK markets with Project experience globally. Expert technically in building projects and infrastructure design; practically in project management coordination and Client management. Has also produced and contributed to research and literature including co-authoring a book on climate change impact and flood risk perception. Champion of Zero Carbon Design. Alumni of the UK-GBC Future Leaders programme..

Experience

  • Cundall (25 yrs 1 mo)
    • Partner
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

      Partner at Cundall. Managing Director for the MENA region. Chair of the Regional Management Board for Europe & MENA.

    • Director
      Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Operations Director MENA. Project Director across high profile GCC projects. Sits on EMENA International Management Board. Part of the Global strategy team.

    • Associate Director (Dubai)
      Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 · 4 mos

      Head of Civils & Infra Dubai and part of the MENA leadership team. Part of the Global C&S strategy team. Projects include high profile Entertainment schemes.