10 AECOM executives
The chairman and chief executive officer, chief operating and financial officer, president, regional chief executives and executive vice presidents on this page are AECOM executives over named regions, business lines and corporate functions. A reader can learn how executives lead AECOM from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bane Gaiser
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Global Buildings & Places · AECOM
Bane Gaiser has been Executive Vice President, Global Buildings & Places at AECOM since March 2025, and the profile headline names Gaiser as Chief Executive - Global Buildings & Places. At AECOM Gaiser was also Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Americas East & LATAM (2022 to 2025) and Managing Prinicipal, Sr. Vice President (2019 to 2022).
Dean Savins
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President Operations - International · AECOM
Dean Savins has been Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President Operations - International at AECOM since October 2020. Savins also holds the AECOM rows Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President Operations - Europe, Middle East & Africa (since 2019) and Chief Financial Officer - EMIA (since 2018), and was Finance Director - Australia & New Zealand there from 2012 to 2017.
Dr. Walid Mahmoud
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Enterprise Risk Officer · AECOM
Walid Mahmoud has been Executive Vice President, Enterprise Risk Officer at AECOM since October 2025. At AECOM Mahmoud was also Executive Vice President, Middle East & Africa (2023 to 2025), Chief Executive Officer, AECOM Arabia (2021 to 2023), Executive Vice President, Middle East (2006 to 2021) and Chief Executive Officer, Middle East (2001 to 2006).
Emily Gepner
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · AECOM
Emily Gepner has been Chief Human Resources Officer at AECOM since April 2025 and was Global Capabilities Officer there from 2020 to June 2025. At AECOM Gepner was also COO - Global Delivery Services (2018 to 2020), VP & CFO, Global Delivery Services (2016 to 2018) and VP Strategic Initiatives, Construction Services (2014 to 2016).
Frank Sweet
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive of the Environment & Energy Global Business Line · AECOM
Frank Sweet has been Chief Executive of the Environment & Energy Global Business Line at AECOM since October 2020, and the profile says Sweet leads AECOM's global Environment and Energy business. At AECOM Sweet was also Americas Environment Business Line Executive (2017 to 2020), Corporate Senior Vice President, Operations (2015 to 2017) and Executive Vice President Northeast Region, Americas (2013 to 2015).
Gaurav Kapoor
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating and Financial Officer · AECOM
Gaurav Kapoor has been Chief Operating and Financial Officer at AECOM since October 2023 and Chief Financial Officer since August 2020. At AECOM Kapoor was also Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate Finance SVP (2016 to 2020), and Kapoor has been a Board Member at Comfort Systems USA since August 2024.
Ian Chung
LinkedInExperience: Regional Chief Executive, Asia · AECOM
Ian Chung has been Regional Chief Executive, Asia at AECOM since October 2020. At AECOM Chung was also Chief Executive, Greater China (2018 to 2020), Senior Vice President (2016 to 2018), Vice President (2015 to 2016) and Managing Director (2012 to 2015).
Lara Poloni
LinkedInExperience: President · AECOM
Lara Poloni has been President of AECOM since August 2020. At AECOM Poloni was also Chief Executive - Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) (2017 to 2020), Chief Executive Australia New Zealand (2014 to 2017), Managing Director Southern Australia Region (2012 to 2014) and Managing Director Environment ANZ (2009 to 2012).
Samuel Donelson
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Regional Chief Executive US East & LATAM · AECOM
Samuel Donelson has been Executive Vice President, Regional Chief Executive US East & LATAM at AECOM since February 2025. Donelson was also Senior Vice President, Regional Business Line Leader, NY/NJ Transportation at AECOM (2022 to 2025) and Director of Engineering & Operations/Chief Engineer at South Jersey Transportation Authority (2005 to 2012).
Troy Rudd
LinkedInExperience: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · AECOM
Troy Rudd has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AECOM since February 2025 and Chief Executive Officer since August 2020. At AECOM Rudd was also Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2015 to 2020), COO Americas Design and Consulting Services and CFO Global Design and Consulting Services (2014 to 2015) and Senior Vice President Corporate Finance and Treasurer (2012 to 2014).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do leaders of an infrastructure firm split authority between regional chief executives and global business lines?
- 02What does a combined chief operating and financial officer role cover in a professional services firm?
- 03How does an enterprise risk officer work with regional and business line leaders?
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