Mike Wheeler has joined Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) as the company’s
chief procurement officer. Wheeler is responsible for procurement,
contract management, material management, sourcing, travel services,
logistics and export control for all of Fluor’s business lines globally.
He also has oversight of Fluor’s supply chain entity dedicated to
selling quality, cost-effective, stand-alone procurement services to
midstream-market clients. This includes sourcing services centered on
Fluor’s strategic supply relationships in Asia and other emerging
markets.
With 35 years of industry experience, and 17 years as an executive in
management consulting for the exploration and production, refining,
petrochemical and construction industries, Wheeler brings a depth of
relevant client-based expertise to Fluor.
“Mike’s range of experience in procurement and information technology
will help Fluor provide a better value proposition for our customers and
clients across the globe,” said Ray Barnard, executive vice president of
Fluor’s Systems and Supply Chain group. “His recent experience leading a
procurement and contracting transformation program for a major Fluor
client, along with his consulting experience in transformation and
change management, will help Fluor’s supply chain grow and develop to
better serve client needs.”
Most recently, Wheeler served as senior vice president at Reliance
Industries Limited in Mumbai, India, leading the company’s Procurement &
Contracting Centre of Excellence. He previously led M.W. Wheeler and
Associates, Inc., in Dallas as president and CEO, serving the energy
industry with supply chain management, operations and maintenance, and
capital optimization.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering and construction
firm that designs and builds some of the world's most complex projects.
The company creates and delivers innovative solutions for its clients in
engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, maintenance and
project management on a global basis. For more than a century, Fluor has
served clients in the energy, chemicals, government, industrial,
infrastructure, mining and power market sectors. Headquartered in
Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 109 on the FORTUNE 500 list. With more than
40,000 employees worldwide, the company's revenue for 2013 was $27.4
billion. Visit Fluor at www.fluor.com
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