WATSONVILLE, Calif., July 16 CA-GVA-Names
WATSONVILLE, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite
Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) has announced the appointment of Laurel
Krzeminski as Vice President and Corporate Controller, succeeding Mary
McCann-Jenni, who is leaving Granite after 10 years of excellent service.
Krzeminski will report to LeAnne Stewart, Granite's Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Krzeminski will have overall
responsibility for Granite's accounting, financial reporting, internal
controls and accounting shared services.
"We are pleased to welcome Laurel to Granite. Her 25 years of broad
financial and accounting experience will be a tremendous asset for the
company," said William G. Dorey, Granite's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "The perspective she brings as a result of her experience at leading
global companies will be extremely valuable to our entire management team."
For the past 14 years, Krzeminski served in various financial positions
with The Gillette Company which was acquired by The Procter & Gamble Company
("P&G") in 2005. Most recently, she served as Finance Director for the
Duracell and Braun North American business units of P&G. In this role,
Krzeminski was responsible for the successful integration of all financial
business systems and processes, along with the relocation of the finance
business unit operations during Gillette's transition to P&G. From 2003 to
2005, Krzeminski was the Director of Gillette's Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
Compliance program. From 2001 to 2003, she served as Gillette's Director of
Corporate Financial Reporting.
Krzeminski has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration-Accounting
from San Diego State University.
"On behalf of the Board and the team at Granite, I would like to thank
Mary for her outstanding contributions to our Company," said Dorey. "Mary has
done a terrific job for Granite and I will miss her calm and professional
style. As our Controller for nearly a decade, Mary was instrumental in helping
to guide us through a period of remarkable growth, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
and the realignment of our business. She has developed an excellent team of
financial and accounting professionals and is leaving Granite in very good
hands. We wish her much success in her future endeavors."
About Granite
Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Midcap Index,
the Domini 400 Social Index and the Russell 2000. Granite Construction
Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, is one of the nation's largest diversified
heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite
Construction Company serves public and private sector clients through its
offices and subsidiaries nationwide. For the 5th straight year, Granite was
named to FORTUNE'S List of 100 Best Companies to Work For. For more
information about Granite, please visit their website at
http://www.graniteconstruction.com.
SOURCE Granite Construction Incorporated
