Global destination design firm, WATG, has relocated its CEO to London in order to be closer to the company's expansion plans in the Middle East and Africa.

Following an announcement from the company's board to extend his leadership term for another five years, Mike Seyle will move to London which is one of WATG's fastest growing operations.

Commenting on the move, Seyle said the company had ambitious growth plans for the Middle East and Africa alongside the company's ongoing success in Asia, Turkey and Russia.

Earlier in the year, WATG opened an office in Istanbul, Turkey and appointed Ayman Ezzeddine as director of business development for the Middle East and Africa.

The company has done design work for some of the region's most iconic projects including The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in South Africa and Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, UAE. It has several major projects underway and in the pipeline.