{"id":1025,"date":"2016-02-16T15:27:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa-origin-www.parsons.com\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2017-07-19T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T15:28:11","slug":"parsons-appoints-murray-as-north-america-west-division-manager-industrial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/2016\/02\/parsons-appoints-murray-as-north-america-west-division-manager-industrial\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Appoints Murray as North America West Division Manager, Industrial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PASADENA, CA (February 16, 2016)<\/strong> \u2013 Parsons announced that Kenneth J. \u201cKen\u201d Murray, Senior Vice President, has been appointed North America West Division Manager for its Industrial business unit (BU). In his new role, Mr. Murray will be responsible for the Industrial BU\u2019s sales and operations in Western North America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen\u2019s expertise in financial management and operations continues to be an asset to Parsons, and I\u2019m pleased he\u2019s agreed to take on this pivotal role in the Industrial business unit,\u201d said Mike Walsh, Parsons Group President.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Murray joined Parsons in 2015 and has nearly 30 years of experience in the engineering, procurement, and construction business in areas including operations management, business development, and project management. Most recently, he was responsible for partnering with division and regional managers within the Environment &amp; Infrastructure group (now known as Industrial) to formalize and execute Parsons\u2019 growth strategy. Prior to joining Parsons, he was the Vice President of Operations for the Canadian division of a large global firm specializing in design, engineering, and construction services. While there, he was responsible for developing high-level business relationships with major oil and gas customers and managing the delivery of their projects.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Murray holds a master\u2019s in business administration from the University of Calgary in Canada and a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. He is a professional engineer registered in the Province of Alberta with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PASADENA, CA (February 16, 2016) \u2013 Parsons announced that Kenneth J. \u201cKen\u201d Murray, Senior Vice President, has been appointed North America West Division Manager for its Industrial business unit (BU). 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