AT-PAC IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF MATHEW HORWOOD AS MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR OUR NORTH AMERICAN REGION
February 2, 2021
Mathew Horwood Brings A Wealth of Knowledge To AT-PAC’s North American Region as our New Managing Director!
Mathew Horwood has over 20 years of professional experience in the Industrial Construction industry and has served in various Director level, Project Management, Contract Management, and Global Scaffolding SME roles for several major EPC Organizations.
Matt joined Global Site Solutions (GSS)
in late 2018 and has been responsible for the Global Operations of GSS and continuous improvement of our Hi-Vis® Scaffold Management Software. Matt has applied his wealth of business experience and knowledge to create a solid vision and pipeline for the development of our Hi-Vis®
Management Software and has ensured that Hi-Vis® will continue to be a “Best in Class” product for our customers.
Matt has been instrumental in the successful restructure and de-centralization of our business during 2020 and has led the successful negotiation of major master material supply and support service agreements with 4 Major EPC’s while leading the North American team through the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
As of January 1, 2021, Matt is taking on a new role as our Managing Director for North America and is fully responsible for the region’s overall performance and P&L.
Mathew Horwood on his new position:
“I’m excited to be taking on this new role within our North American team and continuing to build upon our success in delivering the best scaffolding solutions in the North American Market."
Under the stewardship of Mathew Horwood and the rest of our North American Team, we look forward to an exciting future together!
Please join us in congratulating Matt on his promotion into this new role and contact
us today to learn more about our Ringlock scaffold solutions!
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