MONTREAL,
Feb. 25, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ -
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (TSX: SNC) announces today the appointment of
Preston Swafford to the role of
Chief Nuclear Officer, President and CEO, Candu Energy, effective
March 1, 2014. Based in Toronto and reporting to the Company's Power
Group President, Alexander (Sandy)
Taylor, Mr. Swafford will be responsible for growing
SNC-Lavalin's nuclear business to meet the needs of its customers
for technical services, major refurbishments and new builds across
Canada and in key international
markets.
Mr. Swafford joins SNC-Lavalin following a
seven-year career at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), where he
most recently held the role of Executive Vice-President and Chief
Nuclear Officer, Nuclear Power Group. In that position, he was
responsible for managing the company's nuclear fleet and providing
stable power from six nuclear operating units.
Mr. Swafford joined TVA in 2006 as Senior
Vice-President, Nuclear Support, before being appointed Executive
Vice-President, Fossil Power Group, a year later. He has also held
high-level positions at Exelon Corporation, including that of
Senior Vice-President, Exelon Energy Delivery-Operations and
Technical Service. Mr. Swafford holds a Master's of Science in
Nuclear Engineering from the University of
Missouri.
Mr. Swafford has been certified as a Senior
Reactor Operator on a U.S.-designed light water reactor. He has
served as a member of the Nuclear Safety Review Board (NSRB) for
the Ginna nuclear power plant in Rochester, New York, and as Chairman of the
NSRB at the Bruce Power site in Tiverton,
Ontario. He also serves as a member of the recently formed
international advisory group to the Japan Nuclear Safety Institute
(JANSI).
"SNC-Lavalin played a pioneering role in
developing the commercial nuclear industry in Canada in the 1960s, and has gone on to become
the world's top provider of refurbishment expertise for CANDU
reactors," said Robert G. Card,
President and CEO, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "Preston's experience and
multidisciplinary background in the industry will provide a
strategic advantage to our customers and employees."
SNC-Lavalin
SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction
groups in the world, and is a major player in the ownership of
infrastructure and in the provision of operations and maintenance
services. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has offices across
Canada and in over 40 other
countries around the world, and is currently active in some 100
countries. www.snclavalin.com
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