MONTREAL, Sept. 7, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Ian Bourne, Vice-Chairman and Interim CEO,
announces that Feroz Ashraf,
Executive Vice-President and head of Global Mining and Metallurgy
(M&M), has decided to retire and Dale
Clarke has been named his successor. Effective October 1, 2012, Mr. Clarke will succeed Mr.
Ashraf, who is retiring after 33 years of service in the
company.
An engineer and graduate of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Mr. Clarke has more than 25
years of international experience in engineering, project
management and corporate leadership, particularly in Canada, Africa and Latin
America.
Mr. Clarke, who is 47 years old, has been very active in a
number of signature projects for this business unit, including
Ambatovy and the BHP Billiton Hub. He has led the award and
execution of many of the Company's key mandates in Panama, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Madagascar and Tanzania, among others, including various
Canadian locations. During his past 16 years with the Company, Mr.
Clarke has progressed through project and construction management
roles to corporate management within the organization and has
demonstrated significant expertise in project execution and
business operations.
In his new role of EVP and member of the Office of the
President, Mr. Clarke's experience in directing large-scale
international mining projects will be applied to the numerous
projects underway in this sector and in the service of some of the
world's largest mining firms, who are the Company's longstanding
clients.
Feroz Ashraf, who has held this
position since 2009 and has been with SNC-Lavalin since 1979, has
announced his retirement, effective December
31, 2012. During this transition period, he will continue to
serve as a resource to the President and CEO and will also provide
corporate-wide services as a special advisor, given his extensive
and long-standing knowledge of the mining business and the
Company.
"Dale's depth of experience and strategic insight into this
sector, along with a highly experienced and talented group of
personnel behind him, will continue to reinforce SNC-Lavalin's
reputation as a global leader in the mining and metals business,"
said Ian Bourne. "I wish to also
thank Feroz Ashraf for his
dedication and service to the Company, and express our gratitude
for his numerous contributions to the growth of the Company over
the years."
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering
and construction groups in the world and a major player in the
ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and
maintenance services. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has offices
across Canada and in over 40 other
countries around the world, and is currently working in some 100
countries.
www.snclavalin.com.
SOURCE SNC-LAVALIN