Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced two management
appointments in its Environmental and Nuclear Operations within the
Fluor Government Group.
Gary Coxon and Beth Bilson have been named vice president of operations
and senior project director, respectively. The group is currently
providing environmental remediation services to the nation's largest and
most complex former defense-related nuclear weapons production sites at
Hanford, Wash., and Fernald, Ohio.
Coxon, who joined Fluor in April, will have responsibility for all of
Fluor's Environmental and Nuclear Operations and assumes the position
previously held by now-retired Ron Hanson. He brings more than 30 years
of experience, including more than 25 years with Bechtel and three years
with Lockheed Martin, to his new role. While at Bechtel, Coxon was
responsible for the company's worldwide environmental business, molding
a group of stand-alone projects into one of the nation's leading
environmental remediation businesses at that time. He has broad
experience in strategy, business development, general management,
project management, engineering, and government relations.
Coxon holds a bachelor's of science degree from the University of
Arizona. He attended the Executive Program at the Amos Tuck School of
Business at Dartmouth College. He is a registered Professional Engineer
and a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Beth Bilson joins Fluor as senior project director. She will assist in
the operations management and strategic positioning expanding Fluor's
environmental and nuclear business activities.
For more than a decade, Bilson has served in senior leadership positions
with the Department of Energy where she was responsible for a major
portion of the environmental cleanup at the DOE's Hanford site. Prior to
joining DOE, Bilson provided 14 years of distinguished service in the
private sector in process engineering and line management of chemical
manufacturing with FMC Corporation.
Bilson holds a master's of administrative science degree from Johns
Hopkins University and a bachelor's of science degree in chemical
engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Both Coxon and Bilson will be based in Arlington, Va.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) provides services on a global basis in the
fields of engineering, procurement, construction, operations,
maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo,
Calif., Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of nearly $9
billion in 2003. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
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