SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwire) — 09/02/11 — Bechtel Corporation today issued a formal statement in response to recent news reports regarding David Welch:
“Any comments or activities attributed to former Ambassador David Welch about the situation in Libya are of a personal nature and unrelated to Bechtel business activities,” said Bechtel spokesperson Michelle Michael.
Bechtel is a global engineering, project management, and construction company. The company–s five global business units include operations that specialize in civil infrastructure, power generation; communications and transmission; mining and metals; government services; and oil, gas and chemicals. Since its founding in 1898, Bechtel has worked on more than 22,000 projects in 140 countries on all seven continents. Today, our 53,000 employees team with customers, partners and suppliers on hundreds of diverse projects in nearly 50 countries.
Michelle Michael
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Charlene Wheeless
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