COMPANY

Privately held construction and engineering firm for large-scale or difficult projects, founded by Warren A. Bechtel in 1898 and still owned by the Bechtel family. Helped build Hoover Dam, Saudi airports, etc.

Official Website:
http://www.bechtel.com/

Industry:
Construction

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
San Francisco, CA

Sales:
$16.3B (2003)

Employees:
44,000 (2003)

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles Redman	Diplomat	24-Dec-1943		US Ambassador to Germany, 1994-96

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Riley P. Bechtel	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Bechtel
Stephen D. Bechtel	Business	24-Sep-1900	14-Mar-1989	Ran Bechtel from 1936-60
Warren A. Bechtel	Business	12-Sep-1872	28-Aug-1933	Founder of Bechtel Corporation
Frederick W. Gluck	Business	c. 1935		Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 1994-98
Judith A. Miller	Attorney	c. 1950		US Defense Dept. General Counsel, 1994-2000
George Shultz	Government	13-Dec-1920		US Secretary of State, 1982-89
Porter E. Thompson	Business	1916	26-Feb-2008	President of Bechtel, 1975-83
V. Paul Unruh	Business	c. 1949		Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 2001-03
Caspar Weinberger	Government	18-Aug-1917	28-Mar-2006	Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush
C. David Welch	Diplomat	1953		US Ambassador to Egypt, 2001-05

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Riley P. Bechtel	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Bechtel
Judith A. Miller	Attorney	c. 1950		US Defense Dept. General Counsel, 1994-2000

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Nicholas G. Moore	Business	c. 1942		CEO of PWC USA, 1998-2000
George Shultz	Government	13-Dec-1920		US Secretary of State, 1982-89

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stephen D. Bechtel	Business	24-Sep-1900	14-Mar-1989	Ran Bechtel from 1936-60
Frederick W. Gluck	Business	c. 1935		Vice Chairman of Bechtel, 1994-98
Harold J. Haynes	Business	29-Sep-1925	8-Jul-2009	CEO of Standard Oil of California, 1974-81
Ruben Mettler	Business	23-Feb-1924	23-May-2006	CEO of TRW, 1969-77
Porter E. Thompson	Business	1916	26-Feb-2008	President of Bechtel, 1975-83
Caspar Weinberger	Government	18-Aug-1917	28-Mar-2006	Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Mack	Football	1-Nov-1943		LA Rams, Hall of Famer
Thomas J. Tierney	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Bain & Company, 1992-2000
Barry Lawson Williams	Business	c. 1944		Williams Pacific Ventures

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ariel Cohen	Scholar	c. 1964		Expert on International Relations
Christopher B. Galvin	Business	21-Mar-1950		CEO of Motorola, 1995-2003
Parker T. Hart	Diplomat	28-Sep-1910	15-Oct-1997	US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65
John A. Krol	Business	16-Oct-1936		CEO of DuPont, 1995-98
Douglas A. Warner III	Business	9-Jun-1946		CEO of JP Morgan, 1995-2000

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