Michael S. Burke

AECOM announced earlier this month that its board of directors has appointed Chief Executive Officer Michael S. Burke to the additional position of chairman of the board. The appointment completes a planned succession following the retirement of John M. Dionisio as executive chairman. Burke, who was appointed chief executive officer in March 2014, has overseen a major transformation of AECOM. He has served as a key AECOM leader since he joined the company in 2005 and has been instrumental in the evolution of AECOM from a private company with approximately 20,000 employees to a public company with nearly 100,000 employees. He was named chief financial officer in 2006 and, prior to his appointment as CEO last year, Burke had been president of the company since October 2011. He becomes AECOM’s fourth chairman in the company’s 25-year history.