The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced Lee Elder has been named
senior vice president of business development in the company’s Power
Group.
Mr. Elder joins Shaw from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, where he served as
the senior vice president of Global Sales and Marketing. He was
responsible for the sales of fuel fabrication, nuclear plant services
and new nuclear plants projects throughout GE Hitachi’s global market.
He previously held senior leadership positions at GE, Black & Veatch and
Westinghouse and has been an active nuclear advocate throughout his
career.
At Shaw, Mr. Elder will be responsible for business development
activities and initiatives for the Fossil, Nuclear and Maintenance
divisions of the Power Group, using his 35 years’ experience in systems
engineering, project management, sales and marketing. He will be located
in Shaw’s Power Group headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
“With more than three decades of experience, Lee has the right
leadership skills and vision to promote Shaw’s portfolio of full-service
solutions to the power industry,” said Frederick W. Buckman, president
of Shaw’s Power Group. “Lee is an excellent addition to the Power Group
team, and we look forward to capitalizing on his expertise as Shaw
continues to focus on meeting the global needs of our clients.”
The Shaw Group Inc. is a leading global provider of technology,
engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication,
manufacturing, consulting, remediation and facilities management
services for government and private sector clients in the energy,
chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets.
A Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2008 annual revenues of $7
billion, Shaw is headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., and employs
approximately 26,000 people at its offices and operations in North
America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific
region. Shaw is the power sector industry leader according to
Engineering News-Record’s list of Top 500 Design Firms. For further
information, please visit Shaw’s Web site at www.shawgrp.com.
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