Associated Engineering announces the appointment of Matthew Eades, C.Eng, MICE, as General Manager of our Ontario operation, effective immediately.

In his role, Matthew will provide organizational and business development leadership to our three offices in Ontario. He has 25 years of extensive project and program management experience in a wide range of sectors including water, wastewater, municipal infrastructure, institutional, buildings, and transit in the consulting industry in Canada and the UK.

Matthew graduated in 1991 from Portsmouth Polytechnic in England, earning a B. Eng (Hons) in Civil Engineering. He began his career with Southern Water, one of Britain’s major water companies, where he fulfilled a number of senior roles including capital planning, asset management and integration and project delivery. He also worked with several large client organizations delivering significant capital projects and programs in numerous sectors. Since relocating to Canada in 2011, Matthew has held senior project delivery and project management roles, and has worked closely with clients such as the City of Toronto, City of Hamilton, Region of Peel, Region of Durham, Metrolinx, and others.

“We are very pleased to welcome Matthew to our organization,” says Kerry Rudd, P.Eng., President & CEO. "He is an excellent addition to our team, and we will benefit from his diverse experience in consulting engineering. We look forward to growing our success in Ontario under his leadership.”

Our previous General Manager, Herb Kuehne, will continue his role as Senior Vice President, Civil Infrastructure. In this role he will continue provide support and technical guidance to staff across the country on civil infrastructure projects.