Biography of CEO

Jacques Lamarre is President and Chief Executive Officer of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. He also sits on SNC-Lavalin's Board of Directors.

Jacques Lamarre, O.C., Eng. President and Chief Executive Officer SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

Jacques Lamarre has over 40 years of experience as an engineer and senior executive responsible for engineering management implementation of large industrial, infrastructure and power projects in Canada and worldwide.

Jacques Lamarre was born in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada in 1943. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Civil Engineering from Laval University in Quebec City. He also completed Harvard University’s Executive Development Program.

He began his engineering career in 1967 with Lavalin, a Montreal-based global engineering and construction company. Until the mid-nineties, he held a series of senior executive positions, overseeing and project managing some of the Company’s most highly visible and prestigious projects in Canada and around the world.

In November 1994, he was appointed Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX: SNC), a Canadian-based global engineering and construction company. In May 1996, Jacques Lamarre was named President and Chief Executive Officer of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

In the 12 years since this appointment, and despite global market uncertainties, and challenges facing the engineering and construction industry worldwide, SNC-Lavalin has maintained a high performance level and continuous growth, in terms of revenues: from $1.4 billion in 1996 to $6.7 billion in 2007; and in market capitalization from $600 million in 1996 to $7.27 billion at December, 2007.

Under his leadership, SNC-Lavalin continues to maintain its position as a world leader in niche sectors of the global market – in the areas of oil and gas, power, infrastructure, mining and metallurgy, environment and water, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, industrial, agrifood and operations and maintenance.

Mr. Lamarre is an Officer of the Order of Canada. In May 2008, Engineers Canada awarded him the 2008 Gold Medal for exceptional achievements and distinction in the field of engineering; in October 2007, he was named a Great Montrealer by the Academy of Great Montrealers of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal; in November 2006, he received the Conference Board of Canada’s Honorary Associate Award; in November 2004, he was named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year by the Caldwell Partners International, and in 2003, CEO of the Year by Canadian Business Magazine.

Mr. Lamarre is a founding member of the Commonwealth Business Council, and was appointed Chair of the Council for 2006-2007. He is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Conference Board of Canada, a Director of The Royal Bank of Canada, a member of the World Economic Forum and a founding member of the Forum’s Governors for Engineering & Construction (E & C).

He is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the Engineering Institute of Canada, Engineers Canada and the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.

Mr. Lamarre holds an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada and an honorary Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.