Black & Veatch Appoints New Outside Board Member

Overland Park, Kan. (July 6, 2004) – Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, today announced that Steven H. Wunning has joined the Black & Veatch Board of Directors. Wunning is a group president and executive officer member of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. He also has administrative responsibility for five Caterpillar divisions (Financial Product Division, Latin America Division, Logistics Division, Product Support Division and Systems & Process Division).

“Steve has been responsible for innovation and growth of key business units at Caterpillar,” said Black & Veatch Chairman, President and CEO Len C. Rodman. “His experience and leadership will be a valuable addition to our Board.”

Wunning began his career at Caterpillar in 1973 and has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in the areas of quality, manufacturing, product support and logistics. In 1987, he was one of the first employees in the newly formed subsidiary, Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc., which was established to leverage Caterpillar’s expertise by providing logistics services to other companies. He became vice president of Cat Logistics in 1990 and president in 1994.

In 1998, Wunning was named corporate vice president with responsibility for the Logistics & Products Services Division, and in 2000 was named corporate vice president with responsibility for the Logistics Division. He assumed the position of group president in 2004.

“Black & Veatch is a leading provider of engineering, consulting and construction services to the energy, water and information markets, and I am honored to join its Board,” said Wunning. “I look forward to helping Black & Veatch continue to prosper in the challenging global marketplace.”

Black & Veatch’s Board of Directors is now comprised of six independent, outside directors and two internal directors.

“We (Black & Veatch) have enjoyed a long-term relationship with Caterpillar, beginning with former Black & Veatch inaugural Board member Jim Owens, who is now CEO of Caterpillar,” said Rodman. “We look forward to continued interaction with Caterpillar and to the value Steve will bring to Black & Veatch.”

About Steven H. Wunning
Steven H. Wunning has an undergraduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla and an Executive MBA from the University of Illinois. He attended Carnegie Mellon University in their Program for Executives, Aspen Institute and Brookings Institute. He is Chairman of the Board of the Central Illinois Chapter of the American Red Cross, a member of the Board of Trustees of Proctor Hospital, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI in Arlington, Va.

About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in the fields of energy, water and information. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch serves its clients with conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services. The employee-owned company has more than 90 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is ranked on the Forbes “500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.” listing for 2003. The company’s Web site address is www.bv.com.

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