SNC-Lavalin Announces Appointment of new President and CEO

SNC-Lavalin Announces Appointment of new President and CEO PR Newswire MONTREAL, August 10, 2012 MONTREAL, August 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert G. Card selected to head multinational E&C company SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that, effective October 1, 2012, Robert G. Card will become its new President and CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors. After a global search, Bob Card was selected based on his excellent credentials in leading engineering, construction and operations businesses internationally. He earned a Masters degree in Environmental and Civil Engineering from Stanford and attended Harvard. Card has almost 40 years of experience in the operations and management of infrastructure and energy projects in the industry and with the CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. group, a Fortune 500 engineering services firm with 30,000 staff, a presence in more than 80 countries and $6B in revenues. At CH2M Hill, he held a variety of positions, including President and Group Chief Executive of the International division; President of the Government, Environment & Nuclear division; President of the Facilities & Infrastructure division; and President of the Energy, Water & Facilities division, as well as having been on the Board of Directors. From 1996 to 2001, Card oversaw the execution of a $7 billion project for the operation, cleanup and decommissioning of the Rocky Flats nuclear facility for the U.S. Department of Energy.