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Bechtel

COMPANY

Privately held construction and engineering firm for large-scale or difficult projects, founded by Warren A. Bechtel in 1898 and still owned by the Bechtel family. Helped build Hoover Dam, Saudi airports, etc.

Official Website:
http://www.bechtel.com/

Industry:
Construction

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
San Francisco, CA

Sales:
$16.3B (2003)

Employees:
44,000 (2003)

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Charles Redman
Diplomat
24-Dec-1943   US Ambassador to Germany, 1994-96

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Riley P. Bechtel
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Bechtel
Stephen D. Bechtel
Business
24-Sep-1900 14-Mar-1989 Ran Bechtel from 1936-60
Warren A. Bechtel
Business
12-Sep-1872 28-Aug-1933 Founder of Bechtel Corporation
Frederick W. Gluck
Business
c. 1935   Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 1994-98
Judith A. Miller
Attorney
c. 1950   US Defense Dept. General Counsel, 1994-2000
George Shultz
Government
13-Dec-1920   US Secretary of State, 1982-89
Porter E. Thompson
Business
1916 26-Feb-2008 President of Bechtel, 1975-83
V. Paul Unruh
Business
c. 1949   Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 2001-03
Caspar Weinberger
Government
18-Aug-1917 28-Mar-2006 Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush
C. David Welch
Diplomat
1953   US Ambassador to Egypt, 2001-05

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Riley P. Bechtel
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Bechtel
Judith A. Miller
Attorney
c. 1950   US Defense Dept. General Counsel, 1994-2000

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Nicholas G. Moore
Business
c. 1942   CEO of PWC USA, 1998-2000
George Shultz
Government
13-Dec-1920   US Secretary of State, 1982-89

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Stephen D. Bechtel
Business
24-Sep-1900 14-Mar-1989 Ran Bechtel from 1936-60
Frederick W. Gluck
Business
c. 1935   Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 1994-98
Harold J. Haynes
Business
29-Sep-1925 8-Jul-2009 CEO of Standard Oil of California, 1974-81
Ruben Mettler
Business
23-Feb-1924 23-May-2006 CEO of TRW, 1969-77
Porter E. Thompson
Business
1916 26-Feb-2008 President of Bechtel, 1975-83
Caspar Weinberger
Government
18-Aug-1917 28-Mar-2006 Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Tom Mack
Football
1-Nov-1943   LA Rams, Hall of Famer
Thomas J. Tierney
Business
c. 1954   CEO of Bain & Company, 1992-2000
Barry Lawson Williams
Business
c. 1944   Williams Pacific Ventures

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ariel Cohen
Scholar
c. 1964   Expert on International Relations
Christopher B. Galvin
Business
21-Mar-1950   CEO of Motorola, 1995-2003
Parker T. Hart
Diplomat
28-Sep-1910 15-Oct-1997 US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65
John A. Krol
Business
16-Oct-1936   CEO of DuPont, 1995-98
Douglas A. Warner III
Business
9-Jun-1946   CEO of JP Morgan, 1995-2000




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