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Costain<\/a> has hired Matthew Higham as its new chief digital officer to accelerate the integration of digital technology in every solution it delivers to clients<\/h2>\n

Matthew Higham will start on 1 December 2021 and will work closely with the leadership team to boost the use of digital technologies<\/a> as part of meeting clients\u2019 changing infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n

Higham joins from Microsoft, where he was chief digital officer for the UK and led digital business transformation, advising Microsoft\u2019s customers on adapting their business models to maximise the benefit of digital technology across multiple industries, including infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u2018Maximising our nation\u2019s infrastructure\u2019<\/h3>\n

Alex Vaughan, chief executive officer at Costain, said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to welcome Matthew to our team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe brings an impressive track record and his experience will enable us to accelerate the integration of digital technology in every solution we deliver to our clients, helping to maximise the productivity and efficiency of our nation\u2019s infrastructure<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthew Higham\u2019s technology career started in engineering through to architecture and into disruption and innovation, working across numerous industries including critical national infrastructure, financial services, Government, airspace and Formula 1.<\/p>\n

He is also passionate about inclusion and sustainability and was the sustainability lead for Microsoft UK.<\/p>\n

Matthew Higham added: \u201cHarnessing the power of technology to drive the shift needed in business operations for sustainable economic growth while empowering people to tackle some of the challenges ahead of us, is the key to future success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to ensuring that digital is at the forefront of Costain\u2019s service offering to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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