Kansas City, Mo., March 15, 2002 -- Black & Veatch Corp., a global engineering, consulting and construction company, announced the appointment of Shirley Gaufin as Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President of Human Resources.
Gaufin brings to Black & Veatch more than 20 years of human resources experience in executive roles at other large engineering firms. In her new role, Gaufin will be responsible for the Black & Veatch's human capital issues, including global integration of human resources policies and functions and enhancing the performance culture throughout the Company's divisions and subsidiaries.
"One of Black & Veatch's key strategies is development of a global performance culture that provides superior opportunities for professionals' development," said Len C. Rodman, Chairman, President and CEO. "Shirley's extensive experience in the field of human resources brings us strong leadership to direct and manage our most valuable and critical asset: our human capital."
Gaufin most recently served as Vice President of Global Staffing and Resource Development with the Washington Group. She began her career at Bechtel and advanced to position of Vice President of Global Human Resources. She also served as Vice President of Human Resources at Parsons Corporation and Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Raytheon Engineers & Constructors after leaving Bechtel.
About Black & Veatch Black & Veatch Corporation is a global engineering, construction and consulting company specializing in infrastructure development in the fields of energy, water and information.
Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch serves its clients with conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., the employee-owned company has more than 90 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is ranked 80th on the Forbes "500 Top Private Companies in the U.S." listing for 2001.
