DALLAS, May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:
JEC) announced today the election of Georgette D. Kiser and Barbara (Barb) Loughran to its Board of
Directors.
In announcing the election, Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou said, "We are excited to welcome
both Georgette and Barb to the board, both of whom bring strong
business leadership, deep understanding of technology, and
first-hand experience driving organizational transformation. They
are joining the board at an exciting time for Jacobs, and I expect
their impact to be immediate and positive as we deliver on our
profitable growth strategy."
In their role as directors, Ms. Kiser has been appointed to
serve on the Human Resource & Compensation Committee of the
Board, and Ms. Loughran will serve on the Audit Committee of the
Board.
Ms. Kiser served as Chief Information Officer and Managing
Director at The Carlyle Group where she developed and drove the IT
strategy across the global enterprise, including application
development, data, digital, cybersecurity and infrastructure. Prior
to The Carlyle Group, she was with T. Rowe Price Associates for 19
years, most recently as Vice President and Director of Enterprise
Solutions and Capabilities, leading transformational change through
innovation. She also led their Emerging Solutions and Technologies
innovation team focused on assessment and implementation of
current, relevant technologies. Ms. Kiser has an MBA from
University of Baltimore and a master's
in mathematics from Villanova
University.
Ms. Loughran was a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
and brings more than 30 years of experience working with Fortune
500 companies as they navigated strategic, transformational and
operational issues. She has served in a number of leadership roles,
including PwC's Industrial Products Business Unit Leader for NY
Metro and partner in PwC's National Office working with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and clients as they accessed the
capital markets and responded to regulatory requirements. Ms.
Loughran has lived and worked globally, in addition to leading
teams in Europe, Asia, South
America, Russia,
Turkey and South Africa. Her broad industry experience
includes professional services, pharmaceuticals, technology and
consumer products. She has an MBA from Wharton and a BA from Franklin & Marshall College.
Jacobs' Board is comprised of 11 members from diverse
geographic, industry, technical and business backgrounds, providing
a robust governance structure that aligns with the company's strong
emphasis on inclusion; 45% of Jacobs' board is female or ethnically
diverse.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
approximately $12 billion in revenue
and a talent force of more than 50,000, Jacobs provides a full
spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional
and construction- and program-management for business, industrial,
commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on
LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute
forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements
are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some additional factors that may occur that
could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking
statements see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 28, 2018, and in particular
the discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk
Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 29, 2019, and in
particular the discussions contained under Part I, Item 2 -
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations; Part II, Item 1 - Legal Proceedings; and
Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors, as well as the Company's other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is
not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this press release to conform to actual results,
except as required by applicable law.
For press/media inquiries:
Investors:
Jonathan Doros, 214-583-8596
jonathan.doros@jacobs.com
Media:
Marietta Hannigan, 214-920-8035
marietta.hannigan@jacobs.com
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