Alvarez & Marsal announced the integration of LQ Consulting and Management with A&M’s INFRA practice in Canada and appointed Pierre Légaré as Managing Director and Leader of INFRA Canada along with Senior Directors Arshya Qureshi and Gordon Lung. The LQ integration marks the latest milestone for A&M INFRA, a business unit that originated in Brazil in 2017 and has since expanded its presence to eleven countries spanning the globe.
Collectively, this new team brings decades of capital project development experience and expertise in managing all phases of construction and natural resource projects across diverse environments, including cold weather, tropical, arid and remote regions worldwide. Their primary sectors of concentration include mining and minerals, energy, infrastructure, transportation and real estate. They have led projects globally of varying complexity and scale, ensuring alignment with client and stakeholder requirements in diverse environments, while effectively managing cost, schedule, quality and scope.
Marcos Ganut, Managing Director and leader of A&M INFRA’s dramatic global expansion, noted, “This strategic geographic and capabilities expansion of INFRA represents A&M’s commitment to a global approach. The addition of Pierre, Arshya, and Gordon builds on our recent growth in Australia, Chile , India and large expansion in the Middle East. Their appointments demonstrate A&M INFRA’s reputation for solving clients’ complex infrastructure challenges globally. They share our commitment to operational excellence and a results-driven approach that maximizes value and fosters transformative change.”
Mr. Légaré’s notable assignments include serving as project director of a greenfield copper mine in Panama with capital costs exceeding $5.0 billion; a greenfield nickel mine in Madagascar of $4.0 billion; along with the recovery of distressed state gold mine of $1.2 billion in northern Ontario; and 15+ commercial construction and light industrial construction projects globally, encompassing warehouses, commercial complexes and recreational facilities.
Mr. Qureshi has managed project controls for greenfield and brownfield mine development projects from $70 million to $1 billion. Additionally, he has served as capital manager for gold mining operations in Africa with annual expenditures of $200-$600 million and providing project management office (PMO)-level services for several Toronto district energy decarbonization projects.
Mr. Lung’s experience includes serving as project services manager responsible for all project controls and supply chain functions for mine development projects in the Americas valued at $200 million to $2 billion. He also has significant capital planning and management experience via his mandate with a leading gold producer’s operations in Africa.
Prior to joining A&M, they collectively established, managed, and operated LQ Consulting and Management in Canada. Prior to the founding of LQ Consulting and Management, Mr. Légaré spent over two decades at SNC-Lavalin lastly as Vice-President of Projects in the Mining & Metallurgy division.
Mr. Légaré, noted, “A&M’s integrated platform, strong sector expertise and global network of boots-on-the-ground professionals, positions us to address evolving client needs across Canada amidst a changing regulatory landscape and volatile economy.”