Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc.

Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc., announced that Bruce M. Gibbons, S.E., has joined the firm as Principal. In his new position, Gibbons will establish and manage a Thornton-Tomasetti office in Los Angeles to expand significantly the breadth and depth of the firm's national operations and extend its global reach.

Gibbons most recently held the position of Principal at Ove Arup & Partners USA, Los Angeles office. Over a 13-year tenure, he was responsible for such major commissions as the newly completed $330 million Philadelphia Eagles Stadium, the $300 million Paul Brown Stadium for the Cincinnati Bengals, and the $145 million San Francisco Federal Building. In addition to performing the role of lead structural engineer and Project Principal for scores of academic, transportation, museum and cultural, government and corporate projects worldwide, he was the firm's primary contact for sports projects in the USA.

Gibbons joined Arup's London office in 1984 and advanced to the position of Project Manager before his transfer and promotion to the firm's Los Angeles office.

He holds a Master of Science with Distinction from the Imperial College of Science & Technology, London, England, and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Sheffield, England.

He is a licensed professional structural engineer and a licensed professional civil engineer in the State of California. He is also a chartered engineer in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Gibbons won the Gyebi Kufuor Memorial Prize for Excellence in Concrete Structures and Technology, Imperial College of Science & Technology, in 1989.