Further strengthening advisory and consulting
Board acumen
DALLAS, Sept. 6,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) announced today
the election of Michael Collins to
its Board of Directors, effective September
23, 2024.
Collins is currently a Partner and most recently served as the
Chief Operating Officer at global management consulting firm Bain
& Company, previously serving as Chief Financial Officer. Since
joining Bain in 1992, he has worked with management teams to
develop and execute growth strategies, evaluate acquisitions and
divestitures, improve capabilities and implement organizational
change. He has also assisted clients across numerous industries,
including retail, consumer products, telecommunications, automotive
and media and entertainment.
Jacobs CEO Bob Pragada said, "We
are delighted to have Michael join our Board of Directors. His
global management consulting experience will bring invaluable
insights and strategic guidance as we continue to grow our higher
value, high margin consulting and advisory services. We look
forward to his contributions as we continue to expand our global
impact and deliver sustainable innovative solutions to our
clients."
Collins holds a bachelor's degree in accounting (with high
honors) from Loyola University,
Chicago, and an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by
solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities,
resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational
advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing,
turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for
good. With approximately $16 billion
in annual revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs
provides a full spectrum of professional services including
consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the
government and private sector. Visit jacobs.com and
connect with Jacobs on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and
X.
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forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
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management's current estimates and expectations, as well as
currently available competitive, financial and economic data.
Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently uncertain.
There are a variety of factors that could cause business results to
differ materially from our forward-looking statements including,
but not limited to, our plans to spin off and merge with Amentum
our Critical Missions Solutions business and a portion of our
Divergent Solutions business in a proposed transaction that is
intended to be tax-free to stockholders for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, the timing of the award of projects and funding and
potential changes to the amounts provided for under the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and other legislation
related to governmental spending, as well as general economic
conditions, including inflation and the actions taken by monetary
authorities in response to inflation, changes in interest rates and
foreign currency exchange rates, changes in capital markets, the
possibility of a recession or economic downturn, geopolitical
events and conflicts, and the impact of any future pandemic or
infectious disease outbreak, including the related reaction of
governments on global and regional market conditions, among others.
For a description of some additional factors that may occur that
could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking
statements, see the discussions contained under Item 1 - Business;
Item 1A - Risk Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 -
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations in our most recently filed Annual Report on
Form 10-K, and Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Item 1 - Legal
Proceedings; and Item 1A - Risk Factors in our most recently filed
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the company's other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is
not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this press release to conform to actual results,
except as required by applicable law.
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