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<html> <head> <title>Bechtel</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/company/409/000048265/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Bechtel</b></font><p> <font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>COMPANY</b></font><p> <p>Privately held construction and engineering firm for large-scale or difficult projects, founded by <a href="/people/167/000207543/">Warren A. Bechtel</a> in 1898 and still owned by the Bechtel family. Helped build Hoover Dam, Saudi airports, etc.<p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.bechtel.com/">http://www.bechtel.com/</a><p> <b>Industry:</b><br><a href="/lists/639/000098345/">Construction</a><p> <b>Ticker:</b><br>(private)<p> <b>Corporate headquarters:</b><br><a href="/geo/695/000069488/" class=proflink>San Francisco, CA</a><p> <b>Sales:</b><br>$16.3B (2003)<p> <b>Employees:</b><br>44,000 (2003)<p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/597/000120237/"><font size=-1>Charles Redman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Diplomat</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Dec-1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Ambassador to Germany, 1994-96</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>EXECUTIVES</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/688/000125313/"><font size=-1>Riley P. Bechtel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1952</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Bechtel</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/376/000094094/"><font size=-1>Stephen D. Bechtel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Sep-1900</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Mar-1989</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Ran Bechtel from 1936-60</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/167/000207543/"><font size=-1>Warren A. Bechtel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Sep-1872</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Aug-1933</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Founder of Bechtel Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/572/000128188/"><font size=-1>Frederick W. Gluck</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1935</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 1994-98</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/102/000130709/"><font size=-1>Judith A. Miller</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Attorney</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1950</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Defense Dept. General Counsel, 1994-2000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/864/000022798/"><font size=-1>George Shultz</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Government</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Dec-1920</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Secretary of State, 1982-89</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/128/000169618/"><font size=-1>Porter E. Thompson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Feb-2008</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President of Bechtel, 1975-83</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/692/000172176/"><font size=-1>V. Paul Unruh</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1949</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 2001-03</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/315/000025240/"><font size=-1>Caspar Weinberger</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Government</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Aug-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Mar-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/527/000122161/"><font size=-1>C. David Welch</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Diplomat</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1953</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Ambassador to Egypt, 2001-05</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/688/000125313/"><font size=-1>Riley P. Bechtel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1952</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Bechtel</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/102/000130709/"><font size=-1>Judith A. Miller</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Attorney</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1950</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Defense Dept. General Counsel, 1994-2000</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/385/000128001/"><font size=-1>Nicholas G. Moore</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1942</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of PWC USA, 1998-2000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/864/000022798/"><font size=-1>George Shultz</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Government</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Dec-1920</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Secretary of State, 1982-89</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/376/000094094/"><font size=-1>Stephen D. Bechtel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Sep-1900</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Mar-1989</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Ran Bechtel from 1936-60</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/572/000128188/"><font size=-1>Frederick W. Gluck</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1935</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 1994-98</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/704/000206086/"><font size=-1>Harold J. Haynes</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Sep-1925</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Jul-2009</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Standard Oil of California, 1974-81</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/963/000117612/"><font size=-1>Ruben Mettler</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Feb-1924</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-May-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of TRW, 1969-77</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/128/000169618/"><font size=-1>Porter E. Thompson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Feb-2008</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President of Bechtel, 1975-83</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/315/000025240/"><font size=-1>Caspar Weinberger</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Government</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Aug-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Mar-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>EMPLOYMENT</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/977/000167476/"><font size=-1>Tom Mack</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Nov-1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>LA Rams, Hall of Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/251/000168744/"><font size=-1>Thomas J. Tierney</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1954</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Bain & Company, 1992-2000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/534/000127153/"><font size=-1>Barry Lawson Williams</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1944</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Williams Pacific Ventures</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>EXTRANEOUS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/841/000164349/"><font size=-1>Ariel Cohen</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Scholar</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1964</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Expert on International Relations</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/223/000163731/"><font size=-1>Christopher B. Galvin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Mar-1950</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Motorola, 1995-2003</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/815/000130425/"><font size=-1>Parker T. Hart</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Diplomat</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Sep-1910</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Oct-1997</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/912/000127531/"><font size=-1>John A. Krol</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Oct-1936</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of DuPont, 1995-98</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/181/000126800/"><font size=-1>Douglas A. 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