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Guttenplan joins Woodard & Curran board of directors

According to Douglas McKeown, Woodard & Curran's chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors, Steve Guttenplan has joined the board of directors. Guttenplan is a former president of the engineering firm Metcalf & Eddy/AECOM and also served as global chief technology officer and executive vice president for AECOM Water. He retired from that role in 2011. Prior to Metcalf & Eddy/AECOM, he held numerous positions in a 25-year career at CH2MHill including serving on their board from 2001-2004. "We are honored to have Steve join our Board," said McKeown. "He has a wealth of experience in the engineering industry as an engineer, project manager, executive and board director. He has managed major divisions of multi-national firms, worked on mergers and acquisitions, and been involved in strategic technology initiatives, all of which make him an ideal director for a firm like ours that is continuing to grow year after year." Guttenplan replaces former Maine governor Angus King.
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