Michael Burke vs Mario Azar

Michael Burke

CEO of AECOM

BIO: Mr. Michael S. Burke has been the Chief Executive Officer at AECOM since March 6, 2014 and has been its Chairman since March 4, 2015. Mr. Burke served as the President of AECOM from October 1, 2011 to October 17, 2014. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of AECOM from December 2006 to September 2011. He joined AECOM as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy in October 2005 and served as its Chief Corporate Officer from May 2006 to January 2009. His responsibilities include finance and accounting, legal, human resources, information technology, communications, corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions. From 1990 to 2005, he was with the accounting firm, KPMG LLP. He served at Arthur Andersen & Company from 1986 to 1990. He served in various senior leadership positions as a Western Area Managing Partner from 2002 to 2005. He has been a Director at AECOM since March 6, 2014. He served as an Independent Director of Rentech, Inc. from March 22, 2007 to June 9, 2017. He served as a Director of Rentech Nitrogen GP LLC, General Partner of Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P from July 2011 to April 1, 2016. He served as a Member of Kpmg's Board of Directors from 2000 to 2005. He also serves on various Charitable and Community boards. Mr. Burke holds a B.S. Degree in Accounting from the University of Scranton and a J.D. degree from Southwestern University.

Mario Azar

CEO of Black & Veatch

BIO: With more than 33 years of global leadership experience, Mario Azar serves as Black & Veatch’s Chairman and CEO. He previously served as President of the Energy & Process Industries business sector, which provides critical infrastructure services and solutions to power, oil and gas, mining, and other process industry clients. Mario joined the company in 2018 as President of its global power business, guiding it through a strategic repositioning towards growth in renewable electricity generation, grid modernization, and resiliency. He also joined the Black & Veatch Board of Directors in 2021. Before Black & Veatch, Mario served in multiple executive roles and led large global businesses at Siemens, and previously Westinghouse, including as CEO of Siemens Oil & Gas and Marine, an engineered solutions and integration business unit operating globally in over 21 countries. He also founded a private consulting firm focused on energy and heavy industry. Mario serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the United States Energy Association and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and he previously served on the Board of the Solar Energy Industries Association. He earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.