Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced the election of Peter S. Watson
to its board of directors, effective today. Watson recently served as
chairman, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Overseas
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and is currently president and
chief executive officer of the Dwight Group, which supports global
transactions.
"Peter is an international leader who will add greatly to our board's
deliberations," said Alan L. Boeckmann, Fluor's chairman and chief
executive officer. "He brings valuable expertise on U.S. government,
international business and financial matters, as well as Asian affairs."
Watson will be the 11th member of Fluor's board and the 10th independent
director.
Prior to his tenure at OPIC, Watson was counsel to Pillsbury Winthrop
LLP, advising on international business and trade policy matters. He
concurrently served as senior advisor to Armitage Associates, L.C. Prior
to those appointments, Watson served as chairman of the U.S.
International Trade Commission. In addition to his five years on the
commission, Watson served at the White House as director of Asian
Affairs at the National Security Council.
He is on the board of visitors for the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School
of Management at Claremont Graduate University and the Friends of
Auckland University. In addition, he is a distinguished lecturer in the
adjunct faculty of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business,
serves as an advisory board member for Georgetown University's Journal
of International Law and is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations. During his tenure at OPIC, he served as President Bush's
representative from the executive branch on the board of trustees of the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Watson holds L.L.M. and doctoral degrees in International Economic
Relations from McGill University and an L.L.B. from Auckland University
Law School.
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 $9.4 billion in
2004. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
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