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Parsons Appoints Adams as President of its Middle East Africa Region(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 23 September 2014 Release date- 19092014 - PASADENA, CA - Parsons today announced that Garold B. 'Gary' Adams has been appointed Parsons MEA President. In this role, Mr. Adams will report to the Office of the CEO and will be responsible for providing overall leadership and promoting Parsons' core values and strategic objectives in the MEA (Middle East Africa) region. Mr. Adams has 35 years of industry experience-23 years with Parsons-most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. 'Having led transportation operations in the Middle East for 9 years, Gary is uniquely qualified for the role of MEA President, and we are delighted that he is taking on this important leadership position,' said Chuck Harrington, Parsons' Chairman and CEO. 'He will play a key role in driving Parsons' continued growth in the MEA region, further strengthening our customer service offerings and project delivery.' Mr. Adams holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a master's degree in engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a registered professional engineer in California, and he will be based in Parsons' MEA regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Parsons has been working in the MEA region for more than 60 years and employs more than 5,200 staff in offices in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. Parsons' portfolio of ongoing projects in the MEA region includes major highways, bridges, rail and transit, airports, ports, water infrastructure-plus hospitals, public schools, universities, mosques, and other public buildings. Parsons, celebrating 70 years of growth in the engineering, construction, technical and professional services industries, is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, environmental/industrial, and defense/security. Parsons delivers design/design-build, program/construction management, and other professional services packaged in innovative alternative delivery methods to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. For more about Parsons, please visit www.parsons.com Contact: Erin Kuhlman Tel: (626) 440-4590 Email: [email protected] (c) 2014 Electronic News Publishing - |