MONTREAL,
July 25, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ -
SNC-Lavalin Group (TSX: SNC) announces today the appointment of
Marc Rivard to the role of Executive
Vice-President, Infrastructure Engineering, within the company's
Infrastructure Group. SNC-Lavalin's Infrastructure Group addresses
the full life cycle of infrastructure, and includes its
infrastructure concession investment, engineering, construction and
operations & maintenance businesses.
Based in Montreal, Mr. Rivard will lead the global
Infrastructure Engineering business unit, which provides
consulting, planning and engineering services in a variety of
sectors, including mass transit, railways, roads, bridges, ports
and harbours, facilities, buildings, as well as water and
wastewater infrastructure.
Mr. Rivard has over 27 years of experience in
the industry, and joins SNC-Lavalin after eight and half years with
WSP (previously GENIVAR), where he was President of the company's
operations in Canada, the
Caribbean and France, which included more than 5,000
personnel in over 100 offices. He also played a key role in the
development, execution and integration of the firm's acquisition
strategy.
Prior to this, Mr. Rivard worked for Stantec for
19 years, where he was a managing principal and primary lead for
the firm's building engineering segment in Canada's National Capital Region. Over the
course of his career, Mr. Rivard has also successfully led a number
of municipal infrastructure, transportation, industrial, power and
environmental projects. Mr. Rivard joined Stantec through its
acquisition of The Boileau/Gesmec
Group in 1995, where he was a Partner and a Vice-President. He
holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the
University of New Brunswick in
Fredericton and is a registered
member of the Professional Engineers Ontario and Quebec Order of Engineers.
"Marc's strong track record in value creation,
and in leading and growing large, diverse engineering businesses,
makes him a great addition to our team," said Hisham Mahmoud, President, Infrastructure,
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "The Infrastructure Engineering business is
vital to our growth strategy, and central to our demonstrated
strength in addressing the full life cycle of infrastructure."
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 40 countries, SNC-Lavalin's 30,000 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
SOURCE SNC-Lavalin