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DALLAS -- (Business Wire)
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that John Coyne,
who has served on the Jacobs Board of Directors since 2008, will retire
from the board, and Robert McNamara has been appointed to the open board
position. These changes to Jacobs’ Board of Directors are effective
today.
“John has been a valuable and engaged board member for the past nine
years. We will miss his counsel, insight and experience,” said Jacobs
Chairman and CEO Steve Demetriou. “On behalf of the board, I want to
thank John for his contributions and wish him the best in his
retirement.”
Coyne, who has dedicated the majority of his career to Western Digital
in various capacities around the globe, served as president and CEO from
2007 to 2013, and was also a member of Western Digital’s Board of
Directors.
McNamara brings deep industry experience and currently serves as the
Global Risk Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of Lendlease
Corporation’s Building, Engineering and Services businesses in
Australia. He previously served as the Chairman and CEO of Penhall/LVI
International, a privately owned building services and environmental
remediation company; prior to that he was a Senior Group President at
the Fluor Corporation.
"I am very pleased to welcome Bob to the board. His wealth of
international experience along with extensive industry and customer
knowledge will be extremely beneficial to Jacobs,” said Demetriou. “The
board is committed to continue to work in the best interest of our
shareholders and Bob will be an excellent fit as we continue to serve
our clients and work towards executing our strategy.”
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of
full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services for
industrial, commercial and government organizations globally. The
company employs over 54,000 people and operates in more than 25
countries around the world. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.
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are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements
on management’s current estimates and expectations as well as currently
available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking
statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of
factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors
which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2016, and in particular the discussions contained
under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and
7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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