Claudia Jaramillo, executive vice president of strategy and corporate development at Jacobs (NYSE: J), has been chosen to assume the role of EVP and chief financial officer effective Aug. 14. The company said Thursday she will succeed outgoing CFO Kevin Berryman, who will stay on as adviser to CEO Bob Pragada. Jaramillo, who was appointed...
Bob Pragada, a 16-year veteran of Jacobs (NYSE: J), has assumed the CEO role at the company in accordance with the leadership succession plan announced in September. He will join the board of directors and help implement the company’s strategy to build up its portfolio offerings in electric vehicles, energy transition, life sciences, water inf...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Jacobs (NYSE: J) a prime spot on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to perform architecture and engineering services at three military bases in Japan. The company said Tuesday it will support the Yokota and Misawa air bases and Camp Zama for the project, which is under a potential $99 million multi-awa...
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has secured a potential five-year, $92.5 million contract to perform architecture and engineering work for NASA’s environmental cleanup efforts at a former rocket engine and nuclear reactor test site in Ventura County, California. The company will support the Santa Susana Field Laboratory across environmental due diligence and...
Shannon Miller, a nearly 25-year veteran of Jacobs (NYSE: J), has been promoted to executive vice president and head of the company’s newly formed divergent solutions business focused on delivering data platforms to customers. Jacobs said Thursday the divergent solutions segment will work with the company’s critical mission solutions and people ...
Bob Pragada, president and chief operating officer of Jacobs (NYSE: J), will assume the role of CEO and join the company’s board of directors, effective Jan. 24. He will succeed Steve Demetriou, who will continue to serve as executive chair of the company’s board for a minimum of two years and advise Pragada on strategic...
Jacobs (NYSE: J) will adopt Jacobs Solutions as its new corporate name as part of a plan to implement a holding company structure on Aug. 29. Common stock of Jacobs Solutions will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “J” on an uninterrupted basis, the company said Friday. Jacobs said the...
John Karabias, vice president of strategic development at Jacobs, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. He talked about the upcoming launch of Divergent Solutions, a new operating unit that will be led by Caesar Nieves as executive vice president. Karabias also discussed his strategic goals and the company&#...
In the most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Dawn Pinto, chief financial officer for Critical Mission Solutions with Jacobs, to discuss her reasons for joining the company and her strategic goals. She also shared Jacobs’ efforts to recruit and retain talent in the federal landscape and the challenges facing the bus...
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has won a potential 10-year, $3.9 billion contract to provide engineering and scientific products and technical services to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas. The JETS II contract also includes support for the planetary mission, physical science research and astromaterial curation functions under the center’s Astromateria...
