Highlands Ranch, CO. – December 9, 2014– ARCADIS,the world’s leading natural and built asset design and consultancy firm,today announced it has hired 
John Kersten as a market development manager to support global growth initiatives of the planning and business advisory market sector. Based out of ARCADIS’ Orlando office (Maitland), Kersten will work to expand the size and scope of the planning and business advisory practice from capabilities, client and geographic reach perspectives.
“John is an expert at helping clients recognize opportunities for increased operational efficiency and project funding strategies” said Raul Torres, director of ARCADIS’ planning and business advisory practice. “His ability to bridge capital project development programs with funding approaches enables clients to move needed infrastructure improvements.”
Kersten joins ARCADIS with more than 25 years’ experience providing financial advisory consulting on a variety of projects associated with water/wastewater, electric and natural gas utilities. His experience includes the full range of utility finance issues, including transaction due diligence, utility efficiency, debt issuance support, valuation analyses for acquisitions and mergers, alternative capital financing analyses, utility formation/regionalization, ratemaking/cost of service and strategic and business planning. Kersten has provided business advisory services for 25 of the top 50 largest cities in the US. He has guided more than 100 water and electric bond issuers through the bond market process that resulted in more than $5 billion of proceeds for clients.
Kersten holds bachelor degrees in Finance and Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. He has appeared as a water and energy expert witness before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and various state commissions and courts of law, including the preparation and presentation of expert testimony. He is a member of the American Public Power Association (APPA), Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
For more information, please contact Debra Havins of ARCADIS at 303 471 3485 or Debra.Havins@arcadis-us.com.
About ARCADIS
ARCADIS is the leading global natural and built asset design & consultancy firm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. ARCADIS differentiates through its talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and delivery of solutions across the globe. We are 28,000 people who generate $4 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. Please visit: www.arcadis-us.com.