Fluor
Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that James Hackett was
elected to its board of directors effective August 3, 2016. Hackett’s
election to Fluor’s board raises the total number of directors to 12, of
whom 11 are independent.
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James Hackett joins Fluor's board of directors effective August 3, 2016. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Fluor is very fortunate to have an executive of Jim’s caliber rejoin
our board of directors,” said David Seaton, Fluor’s chairman and chief
executive officer. “His vast knowledge and experience within the global
energy sector provide Fluor with a unique and much sought-after business
perspective that is key to the markets we serve. We are extremely
pleased that he will once again be serving on our board at this
important time for our company.”
Hackett previously served as a member of Fluor’s board for 14 years from
March 2001 to April 2015. He will serve on Fluor's governance and
organization and compensation committees.
Hackett is currently a partner in Riverstone Holdings LLC, one of the
largest private energy investment firms in the U.S. He is also the
retired executive chairman of the board and former chief executive
officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, one of the world’s largest
independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies.
Before joining Anadarko, Hackett served as president and chief operating
officer of Devon Energy Corporation following its merger with Ocean
Energy where he served as chairman, president and chief executive
officer, itself the result of a merger in 1999 with Seagull Energy
Corporation, where he was chairman, chief executive officer and
president.
Hackett joined Seagull from Duke Energy where he led its Energy Services
Division as president. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of
Pan Energy when the company merged with Duke Power to create Duke Energy.
His energy experience includes positions in engineering, finance and
marketing with NGC Corp., Burlington Resources and Amoco Oil Co. He is a
member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and National Petroleum
Council.
Hackett is also a director of Enterprise Products Partners L.P.,
National Oilwell Varco (Fortune 500 companies) and Sierra Oil & Gas. He
is a former chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Hackett is a board member (and former chairman) of the Baylor College of
Medicine and Rice University where he served as an adjunct professor for
six years.
He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois as well as a
Master of Business Administration and a Master in Theological Studies
from Harvard University.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor
Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement,
fabrication, construction and maintenance company that designs, builds
and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its clients on six
continents. For more than a century, Fluor has served our clients by
delivering innovative and integrated solutions across the globe. With
headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 155 on the FORTUNE 500
list with revenue of $18.1 billion in 2015 and has more than 60,000
employees worldwide. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com
or follow us on Twitter @FluorCorp.
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(August 3, 2016 - 8:44 PM EDT)
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