PB names global chief operating officer

Parsons Brinckerhoff has named Greg Kelly to the newly created position of global chief operating officer (COO). Clifford Eby succeeds Kelly as president of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Americas Transportation operating company. “The COO position is being created to ensure the continued success of each of our operating companies and to enhance their abilities to work together across our expanding global operations,” said George J. Pierson, president and CEO of Parsons Brinckerhoff. “Greg Kelly has led our large
June 14, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
RSS4983 Parsons Brinckerhoff has named Greg Kelly to the newly created position of global chief operating officer (COO).  Clifford Eby succeeds Kelly as president of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Americas Transportation operating company.

“The COO position is being created to ensure the continued success of each of our operating companies and to enhance their abilities to work together across our expanding global operations,” said George J. Pierson, president and CEO of Parsons Brinckerhoff.  “Greg Kelly has led our largest business since 2008, delivering consistent growth in sales, project margins, revenues, and driving operating efficiencies while strengthening the company’s underlying commitment to fulfilling client expectations. He is ideally suited to take on this new role within the company.”

Kelly has served in a number of leadership positions during his 20-year career with Parsons Brinckerhoff. As president of the Americas Transportation operating company for the past four years, he was responsible for managing a business unit with close to US$1 billion in annual revenue and 4,000 employees located in 70 offices throughout the US.

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