John Douglas

John is a UK based Australian and was appointed RPS Chief Executive in late 2017. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of Coffey International Limited, a global consultancy listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, for five years. John spent 15 years with a large Australian industrial, Boral Ltd where he was Managing Director of the largest Division. He has held consulting roles with Boston Consulting Group and with other engineering companies. John has a Civil Engineering degree from Adelaide University, an MBA from London Business School and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. John’s vision and drive is instrumental in taking RPS from being a conglomerate of small consulting and service businesses, to a truly global firm that delivers professional services around the world.