Baton Rouge-based The Shaw Group announced a number of changes in its corporate management structure this morning. Shaw says those affected by the changes include:
• Clarence Ray, previously CEO of Shaw’s Power Group,who is joining the company’s corporate management team as corporate vice president. Ray will be leading the establishment of a new office in Arizona and will also partner with its Environmental & Infrastructure Group to pursue additional domestic and international support infrastructure work in mining.
• Eli Smith, who is being promoted to president of Shaw’s Power Group, where he’ll oversee all work in the fossil, nuclear and renewable power industries. Smith most recently served as chief of operations for the Power Group—one of five groups into which Shaw is divided.
• Remi Bonnecaze, who will oversee global operations of the firm’s Fabrication & Manufacturing Group as chief operating officer. Bonnecaze has been with Shaw since 1994, most recently serving as senior vice president of international operations for the Fabrication & Manufacturing Group.
• Rusty Brown, who has been named corporate vice president with responsibility for expanding new business initiatives throughout the company as well as maintaining key client relationships. Brown has been at Shaw since 1995, most recently serving as vice president of business development for Shaw’s Power Group.
“We believe these changes will strengthen our business development strategies both domestically and internationally and further improve our operational excellence,” says Shaw’s chairman, president and CEO, J.M. Bernhard Jr., in a news release.
