LONDON, August 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
- Christian Brown appointed as
Group Chief Operating Officer
- Paul Edward "Eddie" Lewis appointed as Group Development
Officer
Kentz Corporation Limited (LSE: KENZ), the holding company of
the Kentz engineering and construction group, is delighted to
announce the appointment of Christian
Brown as Group Chief Operating Officer and Eddie Lewis as Group Development Officer.
Chris joined Kentz this month and has responsibility for Kentz's
global operations and functional services, as well as joining the
Management Executive Committee. Chris will initially be based in
the London office before
transferring to Houston in June 2012. Chris has over 20 years
experience in the LNG, oil and gas, refining, and petrochemicals
industries. He had a 17 year career with Kellogg Brown and Root
working across the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East before joining Foster Wheeler in 2009.
Eddie took up the position of Group Development Officer for
Kentz effective from 1 August 2011.
He is based in our Houston office
and has responsibility for Kentz's global Business Development and
M&A, as well as sitting on the Management Executive Committee.
Eddie had a 30 year career with Fluor, latterly as President of
Global Sales and Account Management. In 2001 Eddie joined Bechtel
and until recently was Principal Vice President of Bechtel's Oil,
Gas and Chemicals Global Business Unit responsible for business
development for Europe,
Kazakhstan, Africa and the Middle East.
Hugh O'Donnell, Chief
Executive Officer for Kentz, commented: "Kentz has undergone a
period of significant growth and I am delighted to welcome Chris
and Eddie on board to supplement the existing strong management
team. They each bring a wealth of experience in the industry and
will be invaluable additions to the Group and instrumental in
sustaining our growth, delivering larger and more complex projects
for our clients and in the continuing success of Kentz."
About Kentz
Kentz is a global engineering specialist solutions provider,
which serves a blue chip client base primarily in the oil and gas,
petrochemical and mining and metals sectors. It is listed on the
London Stock Exchange (symbol: KENZ). In the year ending
December 2010, the company generated
revenues of US$1.06 billion and
profit before tax of US$67.5
million.
Kentz has over 11,000 employees in 27 countries. Its three main
business lines are; specialist engineering, procurement and
construction (EPC) services, construction, and technical support
services. It has a proven track record of delivering mechanical,
electrical, controls and instrumentation engineering, construction
and management services in some of the most remote locations on
earth.
Please find further information on the Kentz website
http://www.kentz.com
For further information please contact:
Kentz Corporation Limited
Tel: +44(0)20-3159-4000
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