URS Corporation (URS) Tuesday said Bill Lingard has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. He was most recently the President of the Oil & Gas division for URS. The firm further announced that Thomas Hicks, currently Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to Executive Vice President. He will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Wayne Shaw, previously the Chief Operating Officer of URS' Oil & Gas division, has been named as President of the division, succeeding Lingard.
Lingard is the former President and CEO of Flint Energy Services Ltd., a provider of construction services to the North American oil and gas market. He joined URS following the company's acquisition of Flint in May last year, said URS in a statement.
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