Aggreko has appointed the chief executive of WS Atkins as a non-executive director.Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, who has been CEO of Atkins since August 2011, will join Aggreko's board from 1 February.He is currently on the boards of SUSI Partners AG, Zurich and Ontex S.A., Brussels.Ken Hanna, chairman of Aggreko, said: "We are delighted that Uwe will be joining the Aggreko Board. Uwe's experience in the engineering and services sector, combined with his understanding of renewable energy, will bring further expertise to the Aggreko board. We look forward to working with him."