Manzanarez becomes Arup's principal bridge designer for the Americas. He joins the San Francisco office after more than 30 years with TY Lin International Group and was bridge design manager for the east spans of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Thompson previously served as deputy project manager on the Autoroute 30 (A30) design-build project in Montreal. In addition to her regional role as bridge practice leader, she is Arup's Los Angeles bridge practice leader and deputy project manager for the US$700m Gerald Desmond Bridge design-build project in Long Beach, California.