RED Engineering Design is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Smith as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 July 2026.
Mark succeeds Thierry Kalfon, who recently moved into a strategic leadership role within the ENGIE Group, and will lead RED through the next stage of its strategic growth.
Having joined RED in 2015, Mark has played a central role in the company's evolution over the past decade. He initially supported the expansion of RED's European business before becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2023, helping drive significant international growth, expand the business into 12 new geographies and support the development of RED into one of the world's leading engineering consultancies for data centres and other mission critical environments.
Today, RED employs more than 1,000 specialists globally, delivering innovative engineering solutions across the data centre, built environment and energy sectors.
A Chartered Engineer with more than 35 years' experience, Mark is a Fellow of both the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Throughout his career, he has led the delivery of complex data centre, mission critical and award-winning commercial developments across the UK and Europe.
