Jacobs Appoints Robert V. Pragada as President, Industrial Line of Business
February 01 2016 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today the
appointment of Robert V. Pragada as President for its Industrial
Line of Business (LOB), effective immediately. In addition, to take
advantage of Pragada’s broad experience in construction, Jacobs’
Field Services unit will move under his leadership
responsibility.
Pragada is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania and reports
directly to Jacobs’ President and CEO Steve Demetriou. He replaces
Andrew Kremer, who has moved to an Executive Advisor role providing
leadership to several priority initiatives for the company.
Pragada returns to Jacobs after serving as President and Chief
Executive Officer of The Brock Group since August 2014. While
previously with Jacobs, he held a number of senior management
positions, including Senior Vice President, Global Sales; Group
Vice President, Northern Region; and Vice President, Field
Services.
After graduating from the United States Naval Academy,
Pragada began his career in the Navy as a Civil Engineer
Corps and Seabees officer, providing base construction and
maintenance services and international contingency operations,
rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Pragada also earned a
Master of Science in Engineering and Management from Stanford
University.
Commenting on the appointment, Demetriou said, “We are delighted
to welcome Bob back to Jacobs. He brings a strong reputation as a
leader and a demonstrated track record for driving successful
results across both Sales and Operations. I’m confident this
appointment will leverage Bob’s tremendous talents as he works
closely with the rest of our executive leadership team in steering
the company’s continued success.”
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional and construction services.
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fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
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well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
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