– USA, MO – Aegion Corporation (Nasdaq: AEGN) today announced the appointment of Christopher B. Curtis to its Board of Directors. Mr. Curtis brings more than 30 years of management, sales and marketing experience to Aegion’s board. The addition of Mr. Curtis increases the size of Aegion’s Board of Directors from eight to nine. Mr. Curtis also will serve on the Board’s Compensation Committee and Strategic Planning and Finance Committee.
In 2014, Mr. Curtis, 57, served as Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and director of Industry Data Exchange Association, a joint venture of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Electrical Distributors (“IDEA”). IDEA is a technology service provider and eBusiness standards body of the electrical industry.
In 2013, Mr. Curtis retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric, NA, a division of the $31 billion French-based energy company Schneider Electric S.A. (“Schneider”), after serving in such role since 2008. Mr. Curtis was responsible for all of Schneider’s North American activities, representing $7 billion in revenues, and its global buildings business, representing $2 billion in revenues. Mr. Curtis joined Schneider in 1993 and over the next nine years served in various roles of increasing responsibility. In 2002, Mr. Curtis was appointed President of Schneider’s Canadian operation. In 2003, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Sales and Services and in 2006 he was appointed President of Schneider’s US operations. Following his retirement, Mr. Curtis continues to serve as a senior corporate advisor to the company.
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Aegion, Mr. Curtis serves as the non-executive Chairman of Munters AB, a Swedish company, and on the Board of Directors of Kimball Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KE) and S&C Electric Company, a private company. He also served as the Chairman of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association in 2014.
Aegion’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alfred L. Woods, commented, “Chris will be a valuable addition to our Board. His 30+ years of management, sales and marketing experience will result in meaningful contributions to our Board’s strategic deliberations. He will be a great asset to our talented and diverse Board.”
“We look forward to benefitting from the insight that Chris can provide in helping us achieve our long-term strategic objectives,” said Chuck Gordon, Aegion’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Chris’ leadership at Schneider Electric, a multi-billion dollar company, and his significant sales and marketing experience will add a new dimension to our already diverse Board.”
About Aegion Corporation
Aegion Corporation is a global leader in infrastructure protection and maintenance, providing proprietary technologies and services to (i) protect against the corrosion of industrial pipelines; (ii) rehabilitate and strengthen water, wastewater, energy and mining piping systems and buildings, bridges, tunnels and waterfront structures; and (iii) utilize integrated professional services in engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and turnaround services to a broad range of energy related industries.
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