Aegion Welcomes James Mitchell, Jr. to Board of Directors
December 14 2021 - 8:00AM
Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure
maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, today
announced the appointment of James Mitchell, Jr. to its Board of
Directors. Mr. Mitchell, who will also serve as Chair of the Audit
Committee, brings decades of financial, operational, governance,
and strategic expertise to the company’s Board.
Mr. Mitchell’s extensive career in business, financial services,
and government includes over two decades at General Electric, where
he served as Chief Investment Officer for a $5 billion portfolio of
private equity and hedge funds and a fiduciary of GE’s $40 billion
Pension Trust. He also has experience working with the legislative
and regulatory components of the federal government on GE’s behalf.
Mr. Mitchell brings to Aegion his expertise as a strategic business
leader with a proven history of operational excellence and
successful growth.
“We are thrilled to welcome James to our board,” said Rob
Tullman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aegion. “James has
an impressive track record as a successful leader and sought-after
counselor, and his experience will be invaluable as we elevate our
industry-leading solutions and aggressively pursue growth in new
and existing markets. We look forward to working with James and
benefiting from his deep industry experience.”
“I am thrilled to be joining the Aegion team,” said Mitchell.
“Aegion’s innovative technology offerings and leadership in the
infrastructure space are unparalleled. I am excited to continue to
build Aegion’s compelling value proposition and look forward to
helping the company execute on its strategic vision.”
Mr. Mitchell is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairs
the Compensation Committee of Fora Financial. He has also served on
the advisory boards of several global private equity firms,
including New Mountain Capital, the owner of Aegion. He is the Vice
Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Xavier University of Louisiana
and sits on the boards of two Washington, D.C., based non-profit
organizations, Venture Philanthropy Partners and
PartnersGlobal.
Mr. Mitchell is Founder of JMJ Advisors, which advises senior
leaders on organic growth, acquisition strategies, financing, and
regulatory compliance issues. He holds a Bachelor of Science from
Purdue University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the
University of Pennsylvania.
About Aegion CorporationAegion combines
innovative technologies with market-leading expertise to maintain,
rehabilitate and strengthen infrastructure around the world. Since
1971, the Company has played a pioneering role in finding
transformational solutions to rehabilitate aging infrastructure,
primarily pipelines in the wastewater, water, energy, mining and
refining industries. Aegion also maintains the efficient operation
of refineries and other industrial facilities. Aegion is committed
to Stronger. Safer. Infrastructure.®
More information about Aegion can be found at
www.aegion.com.
For more information, contact:Beth KerleySenior
Director, Corporate Communicationsbkerley@aegion.com
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