Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 23

TOTAL RATINGS: 181

CEO: Lasse Petterson

Lasse Petterson Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation CEO Rating

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation's CEO, Lasse Petterson, has 14 employee ratings and a score of 76/100, placing them in the Top 15% of similar size companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees and Top 20% of other companies in Chicago.

Last updated 23 days ago.

Where This Score Ranks Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation's CEO Rating

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In the Top 15% of 1832 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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In the Top 20% of 228 Nearby Companies in Chicago
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1st place versus 3 competitors rated on Comparably

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation CEO Lasse Petterson Bio

Mr. Lasse J. Petterson has been the Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation since May 2, 2017. Mr. Petterson served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of AMEC Inc. USA from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Petterson served as a private consultant to clients in the Oil & Gas sector. He has 35 years of extensive career experience in the engineering, construction and maritime industries. He served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering, Construction & Maintenance Operating Group at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. from February 2009 to December 5, 2013. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of AMEC Construction Management, Inc. Prior to joining AMEC, Mr. Petterson served in various executive and operational positions for Aker Maritime, Inc., the deepwater division of Aker Maritime ASA of Norway over the course of 20 years. He spent the first nine years of his career in various positions at Norwegian Contractors, an offshore oil & gas platform contractor. From 1980 to 2002, he worked in various international executive and operations assignments for Aker Kvaerner, serving as President of both the Oil & Gas division and the Maritime division. Mr. Petterson served as the President and Chief Executive of Gearbulk (UK) Limited. Mr. Petterson has been a Director of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation since December 27, 2016. He holds both Master's and Bachelor's Degrees from the Norwegian University of Technology.

Who Ranks Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation's CEO Rating the Highest?

Ethnicity - Caucasian 70/100

Gender - Male 63/100

Department - IT 60/100

Who Ranks Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 60/100

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation CEO Lasse Petterson At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation.

Based on 14 ratings, Lasse Petterson ranks right above Grant Thornton LLP's CEO, Brad Preber.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation's CEO is highly regarded by Caucasian employees, Male employees, and the IT department. However, employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.