BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2004--The Shaw Group
Inc. (NYSE:SGR) today announced that Major General (retired) Alfonso
E. Lenhardt has been named Senior Vice President, Government Relations
of the Company's subsidiary, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
(Shaw E & I). Mr. Lenhardt will be responsible for business
development activities with federal, state and local agencies, with a
special emphasis on expanding Shaw's relationship with the legislative
branch of the federal government.
Prior to joining Shaw E & I, Mr. Lenhardt held a broad range of
positions within the U.S. government and military. Most recently, he
served as the Sergeant at Arms for the United States Senate where he
managed a staff of over 2,300 employees and an annual operating budget
of $200 million. Mr. Lenhardt developed and maintained security
operations in the Capitol and Senate office buildings that met the
stringent safety demands placed on the country following the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He also successfully directed emergency
response operations following the anthrax incident that occurred in
the Hart Senate office building in October of 2001.
"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Lenhardt to our senior
management team, particularly as a member of our government relations
group," stated Diana Severs-Ferguson, President of Shaw E & I.
"Through his recent experience with Congress and his broad military
background, Mr. Lenhardt has developed a strong network within all
sectors of the federal government. I am confident that this expertise
will create additional opportunities within our federal business line
and for the Company as a whole."
Mr. Lenhardt's long-spanning military career includes positions of
Commanding General of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Director of
Personnel and Installation Management for the largest unit in the U.S.
Army, and Chief of Staff/Executive Assistant to the Director for the
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. Throughout his professional
career he has streamlined administrative functions that have resulted
in significantly reduced operating costs and implemented a management
style that attracted and retained top level personnel. Mr. Lenhardt
holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan
University and a Masters in the Administration of Justice from Wichita
State University.
The Shaw Group Inc. is a leading global provider of engineering,
procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing,
consulting, remediation, and facilities management services for
government and private sector clients in the power, process,
environmental, infrastructure and homeland defense markets. The
Company is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and employs
approximately 14,800 people at its offices and operations in North
America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific
region. For further information, please visit the Company's website at
www.shawgrp.com.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a
"safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. The statements
contained herein that are not historical facts (including without
limitation statements to the effect that the Company or its management
"believes," "expects," "anticipates," "plans," or other similar
expressions) and statements related to revenues, earnings, backlog, or
other financial information or results are forward-looking statements
based on the Company's current expectations and beliefs concerning
future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There
can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company
will be those anticipated by the Company. These forward-looking
statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which
are beyond our control) and assumptions and are subject to change
based upon various factors. Should one or more of such risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. A description of some of the risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's reports and
registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports, and on the
Company's website under the heading "Forward Looking Statement". These
documents are also available from the Securities and Exchange
Commission or from the Investor Relations department of Shaw. For more
information on the company and announcements it makes from time to
time on a regional basis visit our website at www.shawgrp.com.
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CONTACT: The Shaw Group Inc.
Laurie LaChiusa, 225-932-2500
SOURCE: The Shaw Group Inc.
