Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today the election of Alan M.
Bennett to its board of directors. Bennett is the recently retired
president & chief executive officer of H&R Block, Inc. Fluor’s board of
directors now stands at 12 members, 10 of whom are independent directors.
Bennett spent parts of the last five years at H&R Block as interim chief
executive officer and later as president & chief executive officer of
one of the largest tax preparation services providers in the world.
Prior to H&R Block, Bennett served in several senior management
positions at diversified health care benefits provider, Aetna Inc. Over
a 12-year period at Aetna, he most notably served as the company’s head
of internal audit, corporate controller and chief financial officer. He
also worked for 10 years at the Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation.
Bennett began his career at Ernst & Whinney, the predecessor of Ernst &
Young.
"We welcome Alan Bennett to Fluor’s board and all of us look forward to
serving with him in the years to come,” said David Seaton, Fluor
Corporation’s chief executive officer. "Alan’s background as both a
chief executive and senior executive in financial and tax functions
across a variety of business sectors will certainly be a benefit to our
board discussions and help chart our path in the future.”
Bennett currently serves on the board of directors of Halliburton and
The TJX Companies. He previously served as a director for H&R Block and
Bausch & Lomb. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1974 and has
also been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants
since 1974. Active in many civic pursuits, Bennett has supported the
Lions Club and served on the board of directors of Students in Free
Enterprise (a Sam Walton Organization) and on the committee on corporate
reporting at the Financial Executives Institute.
Bennett received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from
Susquehanna University, where he currently serves on the Board of
Trustees.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) designs, builds and maintains many of the
world's most challenging and complex projects. Through its global
network of offices on six continents, the company provides comprehensive
capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering,
procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance and
project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a FORTUNE
200 company and had revenue of $20.8 billion in 2010. For more
information visit www.fluor.com.
