DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Jacobs (NYSE:J) announced today the election of Manny Fernandez to its Board of Directors.
After more than 36 years advising both public and private
companies, Fernandez is retiring from KPMG LLP on September 30, 2020 and joining the Jacobs board
effective Oct. 5, 2020. Most
recently, he served as KPMG's Dallas office managing partner and market
leader for the Southwest area where he led a team of more than
3,000 partners and professionals across audit, tax, and consulting.
His client and market teams covered some of KPMG's most prominent
clients across a variety of sectors, including industrial
manufacturing, consumer products, retail and media. Fernandez has
lived and worked outside the U.S., and brings strong experience
working with large multi-national public companies on business
operations, as well as mergers and acquisitions and public
offerings.
Fernandez also brings a strong focus on talent management with a
passion for advancing inclusion and diversity. At KPMG he was the
national managing partner for talent acquisition, hiring more than
3,000 full-time employees and 2,500 interns annually, a member of
the National Inclusion and Diversity Board, as well as co-Chair of
the National Hispanic / Latino employee resource group. He
immigrated from Cuba at the age of
eight and believes in the mantra of "you can't be what you can't
see." He has walked that talk, and to that end, has been recognized
with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Association of Latino
Professionals for America (ALPFA).
Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve
Demetriou said, "As we continue to transform Jacobs, we are
excited to welcome Manny Fernandez
to Jacobs' Board of Directors. His exceptional leadership
capabilities in business and financial operations, risk management
and M&A are both aligned and complementary to the board. He
also brings a passion for development and advancement of people,
which aligns directly with Jacobs' culture and core values."
Fernandez is also actively engaged in community and non-profit
activities, serving in leadership roles on boards and committees
for the Dallas Regional Chamber, American Heart Association, Dallas
Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, KERA (Dallas public television), and KPMG's Family
for Literacy. He is also a member of United Way's Tocqueville
Society recognizing philanthropic leaders and volunteer champions
who have devoted time, talent, and funds to create long-lasting
changes by tackling their communities' most serious issues. He
holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts.
Jacobs' Board is comprised of 12 members from diverse
geographic, industry, government, technical and business
backgrounds, providing a robust governance structure that aligns
with the company's strong emphasis on inclusion; 50% of Jacobs'
board is female or ethnically diverse.
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by
solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities,
resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational
advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing,
turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for
good. With $13 billion in revenue and
a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum
of professional services including consulting, technical,
scientific and project delivery for the government and private
sector. Visit jacobs.com and connect with Jacobs on
Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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,
including, but not limited to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
and the related reaction of governments on global and regional
market conditions and the company's business. 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 27, 2019, 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 June 26, 2020, 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.
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