AECOM appoints Lydia H. Kennard to its Board of Directors
September 14 2020 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure consulting
firm, today announced the appointment of Lydia H. Kennard to its
Board of Directors.
A respected leader with deep industry expertise, Ms. Kennard
currently serves as the President and CEO of KDG Construction
Consulting, which provides program and construction management
services to public and private clients throughout California and
the Western United States. Since 2007, Ms. Kennard has also served
as a founding principal of Airport Property Ventures, an operator
and developer of general aviation facilities.
“It is a privilege to welcome Lydia Kennard to our Board of
Directors,” said Douglas W. Stotlar, Chairman of AECOM’s Board of
Directors. “Lydia brings impressive industry expertise and
leadership experience to AECOM that will further strengthen and
support the long-term success of our organization as the world’s
premier infrastructure consulting firm.”
Ms. Kennard’s professional career has spanned aviation,
construction management, corporate law, real estate development and
urban planning, as well as serving as a director and trustee for
several publicly traded companies and nonprofit organizations. A
Southern California native, she served as the Executive Director of
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) from 1999 through 2003 and again
from 2005 to early 2007.
Ms. Kennard currently serves as a member of the board of
directors of Prologis, an industrial REIT, Freeport McMoRan, a
natural resources company, and Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a
healthcare REIT. She holds a juris doctor degree from Harvard Law
School, a master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) and a bachelor’s degree in Urban
Planning and Management from Stanford University.
Ms. Kennard’s appointment will be effective at a future date no
later than December.
About AECOM
AECOM (NYSE:ACM) is the world’s premier infrastructure
consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the
project lifecycle – from planning, design and engineering to
program and construction management. We partner with our clients in
the public and private sectors to solve their most complex
challenges and build legacies for generations to come. On projects
spanning transportation, buildings, water, governments, energy and
the environment, our teams are driven by a common purpose to
deliver a better world. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its
Professional Services business had revenue of approximately $13.6
billion in fiscal year 2019. See how we deliver what others can
only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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