MONTREAL, Oct. 23, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin
(TSX: SNC) has named Marie-Claude
Dumas Executive Vice-President, Hydro, for the Company's
Power group, effective immediately. Based in Montreal and reporting to Alexander (Sandy) Taylor, President, Power, Ms.
Dumas will be responsible for growing the Hydro business to meet
the needs of its customers in Canada and key international
markets.
Ms. Dumas gained strong financial management and strategic
planning experience at Bain & Company in Boston prior to joining SNC-Lavalin in 2006.
She first joined the Global Procurement group and then went on to
hold increasingly senior positions within the Company's Hydro East
business unit. Ms. Dumas implemented effective sourcing strategies
and managed various projects for the business unit before being
named Vice-President, Operations, Hydro East, in 2010. In that
role, she was responsible for the successful execution of projects
carried out by Hydro East worldwide, including Matala in
Angola, Smoky Falls in
Ontario and Romaine 2 in
Quebec. Most recently, Ms. Dumas
successfully led SNC-Lavalin's transformational margin improvement
program.
Ms. Dumas holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
and a master's degree in Hydrogeological Engineering from the École
Polytechnique de Montréal, as well as a master's of Business
Administration from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales in
Montreal.
"I am thrilled that Marie-Claude has accepted the
challenge of leading our global Hydro business unit," said
Alexander (Sandy) Taylor. "In
addition to the results-oriented management style that has served
her so well in her roles with Hydro, Marie-Claude demonstrated an
ability to successfully drive efficiencies during her leadership of
our company-wide margin improvement program. These attributes make
Marie-Claude an outstanding addition to our world-class Power
team."
About the Power Group
The origins of SNC-Lavalin's industry leading power expertise
date back to its very first contracts more than a century ago. The
Company played a pioneering role in the development of Canada's nuclear and hydro industries, and has
gone on to build some of the world's most ambitious, transformative
and sustainable power projects. The Company's track record includes
350,000 MW of installed capacity,110,000 kilometres of transmission
and distribution lines, and more than 1,600 substations in over 100
countries.
Today, SNC-Lavalin is a global leader in the hydro,
thermal power and transmission and distribution sectors, and a key
player in the nuclear industry with exclusive expertise in CANDU
reactor new build, refurbishment and retube projects.
www.snclavalin.com/en/Power
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading
engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player
in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices in over 50
countries, SNC-Lavalin's 45,000 employees provide EPC and EPCM
services to clients in a variety of industry sectors, including
mining and metallurgy, oil and gas, environment and water,
infrastructure and clean power. SNC-Lavalin can also combine these
services with its financing and operations and maintenance
capabilities to provide complete end-to-end project solutions.
www.snclavalin.com
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