Luis Palazzi is joining VINCI Concessions as area director for the Americas. Mr. Palazzi will have responsibility for business development in North and South America for VINCI Concessions, one of the largest construction and concessions companies in the world. He will be based in New York.

Mr. Palazzi had been chief operating officer of Metropistas (a company formed by Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners and Abertis), as well as Director of North America Toll Roads for Abertis.

He has more than 15 years of experience in business development, project management and corporate leadership positions. He holds bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and post-graduate studies in Natural Gas Engineering, as well as master 's degree in business administration from Boston University. He is a native of Venezuela.

VINCI Concessions currently is engaged with partners Walsh and Bilfinger PI in work on the Ohio River East End Crossing project in Indiana, one of the biggest transportation infrastructure P3 projects in the United States. This project is expected to help drive further economic development throughout the region, improve safety and traffic conditions and deliver additional benefits to the region.

Mr. Palazzi said: "I am delighted that, in joining VINCI Concessions, I have the opportunity to work with one of the most innovative companies in the transportation infrastructure sector in the world. I look forward to helping VINCI Concessions serve infrastructure needs throughout the United States and across both North and South America."

Source: Vinci Concessions