
In the Top 20% of 1832 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 25% of 228 Nearby Companies in Chicago
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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.
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 13 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.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ranks in the Top 20% of other companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ranks in the Top 25% of other companies in Chicago for CEO Rating Score.
