Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, July 2026 — AECOM India has appointed Kamal Jain as Vice President & Market Sector Leader – Data Centers, strengthening its leadership team as the company accelerates the growth of its Data Center business in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital infrastructure markets.
In his new role, Kamal will lead AECOM India’s Data Center practice, driving business growth, strengthening client partnerships, expanding market presence, building high-performing teams, and delivering complex digital infrastructure projects. He will play a pivotal role in advancing AECOM’s strategy across the rapidly evolving data center ecosystem while supporting clients through world-class engineering, design, and project delivery capabilities.
Prior to joining AECOM India, Kamal spent more than eight years with Jacobs, where he most recently served as Vice President – Operations, Mumbai, leading large-scale operations, business performance, program management, operational excellence, and strategic growth initiatives across the region.
Earlier at Jacobs, he served as Senior Director – Operations, Mumbai, driving operational efficiency, business process improvement, organizational capability, and project delivery excellence. Before that, he was Director – Operations, Mumbai, overseeing multidisciplinary engineering operations and strengthening delivery capabilities for major infrastructure and industrial projects.
Before Jacobs, Kamal worked with General Mills as Regional Manager – Engineering & Projects (AMEA), leading capital projects, engineering strategy, and manufacturing infrastructure initiatives across the Asia, Middle East, and Africa region.
Earlier, he served as Head of Engineering at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, where he led engineering operations, manufacturing projects, plant modernization, and capital investment programs supporting business growth.
Prior to GSK, Kamal held engineering leadership roles at Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) as Senior Manager, Asian Paints as Manager, Gujarat Guardian Limited as Engineering Executive, and Shriram Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited as Engineer, building a distinguished career across manufacturing, engineering, operations, and capital project management.
With more than three decades of global experience, Kamal Jain has developed deep expertise across Data Centers, Manufacturing, FMCG, Healthcare, Electric Vehicles, Photovoltaics, Specialty Chemicals, engineering management, program management, operational excellence, business transformation, capital projects, and infrastructure development. His appointment reinforces AECOM India’s commitment to expanding its leadership in digital infrastructure and supporting the growing demand for world-class data center solutions.
About AECOM
AECOM is the global infrastructure leader committed to delivering a better world. The company partners with public and private sector clients to solve complex challenges across water, environment, energy, transportation, and buildings through advisory, planning, design, engineering, program management, and construction management services. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM generated US$16.1 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2024 and continues to deliver innovative, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure solutions worldwide.
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