SJ Group Appoints Sean Chiao as Group CEO
Sean Chiao (Photo credit: SJ Group)
SJ Group has named Sean Chiao Group Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors, effective 1 April 2023. With this appointment, the Group is well-positioned to accelerate its transformation into a global consulting leader in urban, infrastructure and managed services.
Mr Chiao brings to SJ Group more than 35 years’ experience in design and engineering consulting for the built environment as well as global business leadership. Previously, he led the Asia Pacific operations of one of the world’s largest infrastructure, design and engineering companies. A passionate urbanist and firm advocate of collaboration to create holistic solutions, Mr Chiao has spearheaded many iconic projects in the region harnessing multidisciplinary expertise.
Mr Chaly Mah, Chairman, SJ Group said of Mr Chiao’s appointment:
“The Board undertook a rigorous global search for a Group CEO with a clear objective: to grow SJ Group into a global platform and drive lasting positive change through leadership. Sean has extensive Asia Pacific as well as global experience, deep insights to the industry and an outstanding track record of business results. We are confident that we have found in Sean the right leader for SJ Group as we advance the implementation of SJ 2.0, the Group’s roadmap to becoming one of the top urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firms in Asia Pacific.”
SJ Group is built on an impressive 70-year track record of delivering complex design, engineering and managed services projects around the world. The Group is ranked 23rd in Engineering News-Record’s 2022 Top 225 International Design Firms and 13th in World Architecture 100 2023.
Mr Chiao said:
“I am honoured and humbled to be appointed as Group CEO of SJ Group, to lead the Group in fulfilling its compelling purpose of enriching lives and building a better future. In recent years, I’ve watched SJ Group accelerate its strategy around client focus, sustainability, and data-driven solutions, delivered by talented and dedicated teams who come together to help clients solve their most complex problems.”
Mr Chiao added: “I’m inspired by the SJ 2.0 strategy to position SJ Group for leadership in an era of sustainability and digital transformation, and as an employer of choice in the built environment, and I’m looking forward to working with the team to fulfil these aspirations. In becoming a leading urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm, SJ Group will be able to provide the full scope of our global expertise to clients and communities everywhere.”
On his priorities, Mr Chiao said: “The climate emergency continues to be the greatest challenge of our time. One of my first priorities will be to ensure that SJ Group’s teams forge a collective approach for innovative, effective action to build a better future for generations to come. This is the right thing to do.”
Mr Chiao holds a degree in architecture and a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from the Graduate School of Design of Harvard University.