SNC-Lavalin

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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. TSX: [SNC] is a Canadian, engineering firm with interests in transportation, construction hydroelectricity, mining and metallurgy, oil and gas, Chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, aerospace engineering defence, nuclear, environment, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. One of the ten largest engineering firms in the world, it is based in Montreal, Quebec.

The company was originally established by Arthur Surveyer in 1911. Surveyor went on to form a partnership with Emil Nenniger and Georges Chênevert. Surveyor, Nenniger & Chênevert eventually became SNC. In 1991, SNC merged with another of the largest Canadian engineering firms to become SNC-Lavalin.

Governance

The corporation is governed by a board of directors, currently consisting of: Angus Bruneau, John Cleghorn, David Goldman, Jacques Lamarre, Allan Leach, Pierre Lessard, Edythe Marcoux, Claude Mongeau, Gwyn Morgan, Hugh Segal, and Lawrence Stevenson.

Projects

Blue22 rail link to Toronto Pearson International Airport

The Canada Line

The James Bay Project as part of the James Bay Energy Corporation
Portions of the Manila Light Rail Transit System
The Brun-way project to twin the New Brunswick portion of the Trans-Canada Highway, adding a second highway parallel to the existing one.
The William R. Bennett Bridge in Kelowna, British Columbia

External link

[Corporate website]

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