First Woman Is Named CEO of AEC Megafirm

摘要

Gobal engineer-construction giant CH2M Hill Ltd. has named Jacqueline Hinman, president of the firm's international unit, as its next CEO, effective Jan 1. The promotion will make her the first woman to lead a multibillion-dollar firm in the industry. The Denver-based company reports total revenue of about $7 billion and 28,000 global employees. In the new role, announced on Sept. 16, Hinman, 52, will succeed Lee Mclntire, 64, a former Bechtel executive who has led CH2M Hill since 2009. He remains chairman through 2014 but did not specify if he would serve beyond that or in what capacity. The traditional CEO retirement age at the employee-owned firm has been 65.