Black & Veatch Names Mario Azar as New President of its Power Business

Black & Veatch has announced that it has appointed Mario Azar as its new president of its Power business. A 28-year energy industry veteran, Azar will lead all aspects of the Power business including business development, project execution, operations, workforce planning, and organizational capability and effectiveness, as well as serve on the company’s Executive Committee.

Most recently a global energy industry advisor after founding a private firm, Azar joins Black & Veatch with decades of global leadership experience in power and oil and gas, including as CEO of Siemens Oil & Gas and Marine, an engineered solutions and integration business unit operating globally in over 21 countries. In addition, he was Executive Vice President of Power Generation Solutions Americas for Siemens, where he led and substantially grew the volume and profitability of the business focused on integrating power plant solutions and providing value-added services to power customers. Previously, he had served in various leadership capacities across the value chain at Siemens and Westinghouse Electric, most notably in the services side of the business.

“Black & Veatch is recognized across the industry for its client-first approach to doing business, deep and broad experience in power, and a relentless commitment to safety, sustainability and innovation,” said Azar.“As needs for producing, delivering and storing electricity continue to shift across the globe, I look forward to working with our global team of thousands of professionals to build the new, innovative and more efficient energy infrastructure of the future.”

Azar holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His global experience includes North America, Latin America, Germany and China among other countries. He follows Ed Walsh, who is retiring on December 31, 2018 after 15 years with Black & Veatch.

“Mario brings tremendous experience in the energy industry, specifically in adapting to changing global markets through business optimization, strategy development and managing 

organizational and culture change,” said Steve Edwards, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Black & Veatch. “Having served client, supplier, partner and even competitor roles in the EPC space, his skills will be critical to successfully piloting our clients through this exciting period of market transformation.”