Woods Bagot Expands Senior Design Team

The London studio of Woods Bagot, an international design practice, has made two senior appointments
as their expansion continues, appointing Chris Crombie as the new Transport Leader for Europe and
Debby Ray as Associate Principal to build on recent wins in all sectors.

Chris Crombie
With 15 years of global experience, Chris’s career has focused on winning, developing and delivering
world-class transportation projects for both aviation and rail, including: Heathrow Terminal 2B and the
world’s largest single terminal at the New Istanbul Airport. In addition, Chris also played a pivotal role on
the multi-award winning Pulkovo Airport Terminal 1 project in St Petersburg, which included not only the
design and construction of a new 17m pax international facility with landside car parking, but also an
international hotel and provision for a new heavy rail connection to the city centre.
Chris’s extensive rail experience includes leading roles on numerous high-profile projects such as
Crossrail and High Speed 2, where he led the design for the New London Terminus at Euston. He has
worked internationally on the development proposals for new stations in Delhi and Mumbai in India and
metro systems in Australia. Chris will lead Woods Bagot’s European transport sector.

Debby Ray
Debby’s flair for design is matched only by her passion for sustainability. She is registered in both the UK
and the US, and joins Woods Bagot’s London team with 25 years of experience leading high-profile and
award-winning projects both locally and internationally. Having honed her skills with Alsop, AHMM and
Perkins & Will across the education, residential, commercial and masterplanning sectors, some of her
notable successes include 150 Holborn, Wood Wharf, Manchester’s New Islington and the Stirling Prizenominated
Westminster Academy.
Debby’s projects have won RIBA, AIA, Civic Trust and WAF awards. Throughout her professional career
she has remained actively involved with universities and has been a guest critic at the Bartlett School of
Architecture and the University of Westminster.

Woods Bagot’s CEO Nik Karalis said: “Debby and Chris join us with impressive credentials and a huge
amount of knowledge and expertise. Our London Studio already boasts an innovative built portfolio and
the combined experience of Debby and Chris reinforces our offering to clients and reaffirms our position
as a premier practice. We’re thrilled that they have both joined our London team and we’re excited to
continue to build upon the studio’s success in 2018.”