Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) Director and former Clerk of the Privy Council, the Hon. Kevin G. Lynch, P.C., O.C., PH.D, LL.D, has been appointed Chair of SNC-Lavalin effective January 1, 2018.
Dr. Lynch was elected Director of the Montreal-based engineering and construction firm and appointed Vice-chair in May 2017. In his new role, Lynch replaces outgoing Chair, Lawrence Stevenson, who is retiring.
Lynch has been Vice-chair of BMO Financial Group since 2010. Prior to that, he served as Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet, and Head of the Public Service of Canada. Dr. Lynch has received honorary doctorates from eleven Canadian universities, and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011. He was appointed to the Board of APF Canada in June 2013.
“SNC-Lavalin is a proud, revitalized Canadian company with the potential to be a real-world leader in its field, and I am very pleased to become the Chairman of its Board,” said Lynch, in an SNC-Lavalin news release.
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global fully integrated professional services and project management company. Its teams provide comprehensive end-to-end project solutions – including capital investment, consulting, design, engineering, construction, sustaining capital and operations and maintenance – to clients in oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, infrastructure, and power.
