Parsons Appoints Adams as Executive Vice President and Global Business Development Manager of Its Transportation Group
PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Parsons announces the appointment of Garold B. Adams as Executive Vice President and Global Business Development Manager of Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. (PTG), effective October 1, 2009. PTG, a primary global business unit of Parsons Corporation, is one of the largest providers of management, engineering, and planning services to government transportation agencies and private transportation providers. In his new role, Mr. Adams will lead PTG's global sales and marketing program.
Mr. Adams joined Parsons in 1991 and has held a succession of positions with increasing responsibilities, including manager of PTG’s Transportation Operations sector, manager of the Road & Highway Division’s Western United States sector, manager for PTG’s Southern California operations, and office manager for a former Parsons subsidiary. His most recent position was Senior Vice President and manager for the Road & Highway Division.
“Gary has a diverse engineering background and has held key roles in several of North America’s largest highway corridor design-build projects,” said Tom Barron, current Executive Vice President and Global Business Development Manager of PTG who will take on the position of PTG President effective October 1, 2009. “He has made significant contributions to our business, and we are excited to have him serve in this capacity.”
Mr. Adams holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a master’s degree in transportation engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a registered professional engineer in several states and the District of Columbia. He is a fellow in both the American Society of Engineers and the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He is also a former part-time lecturer at both California State University, Long Beach, and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in transportation planning, traffic engineering, and highway design.
Mr. Adams has a long history of involvement in community and government service. He has held positions in city government and has sat on the boards of several county agencies. He is based in Parsons’ Washington, D.C., office.
Parsons, celebrating 65 years of setting industry standards, is a leader in many diversified markets such as communications, education, energy, environmental, facilities, federal government, healthcare, infrastructure, life sciences, transportation, vehicle inspection, and water/wastewater. Parsons provides technical and management solutions to private industrial customers worldwide, as well as federal, regional, and local government agencies. For more about Parsons, please visit www.parsons.com.
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