Black & Veatch’s Lise Taylor Named APM Project Manager of the Year

LONDON (November 29, 2005) –Black & Veatch today announced that Lise Taylor, Chief Engineer, has received the prestigious “Project Manager of the Year” award from the Association for Project Management (APM), the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe. Taylor received the award in recognition of her outstanding efforts leading the “Right to Roam” mapping project for the Countryside Agency.

The five-year “Right to Roam” project was designed to implement the Government’s Countryside and Rights of Way Act of 2000 that granted a new right of access to open country and registered common land in England and Wales for walkers to enjoy. Taylor successfully managed a team of Black & Veatch professionals who worked with the Countryside Agency to develop countrywide mapping and a system to maintain statutory maps in an electronic format. The project team also assisted the agency in holding extensive public consultations.

“This has been a gratifying project to work on, especially seeing it through from its early beginnings,” said Taylor, whose career with Black & Veatch extends nearly two decades. “I am thrilled to be recognised by the APM with such a prestigious honour.”

The APM praised Taylor for her effectiveness in managing a large team through the course of the challenging project and the high level of innovation used for developing new resource management tools and techniques.

At the APM awards dinner in London’s Savoy Hotel, Lise received an exclusive trophy designed by British designer Nigel Cripps, £2,000 cash and a winners’ certificate.

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, information and government markets. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions that meet clients’ needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions include 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 United States” listing for 2004. The company’s Web site address is www.bv.com.

About APM

APM is the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe. It has over 13,500 individual and 300 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad. Its aim is to develop and promote project management across all sectors of industry and beyond.

At the heart of APM is the APM Body of Knowledge; forty-two knowledge areas required to manage any successful project. It promotes the use of the Body of Knowledge through qualifications, accredited training, research, publications and events.

APM Members are skilled and experienced professionals recognised in the UK and, through the International Project Management Association (IPMA), worldwide.

Its headquarters are in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, with thirteen regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong.

Media Contact:
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