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David T. Seaton
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Fluor Corporation
David Seaton serves as the chairman and chief
executive officer of Fluor Corporation, one of the
world’s leading and largest engineering,
procurement, construction and maintenance services
companies. He was elected to the role of chairman in
February 2012 and became a member of Fluor’s
board of directors and CEO in February 2011.
Since joining the company in 1984, Seaton has held
numerous positions in both operations and sales
globally. Prior to assuming his current position, Seaton served as Fluor’s chief
operating officer. Other executive assignments included senior group president
over Energy & Chemicals, Government and Power Groups and responsibility
for Fluor’s global corporate sales function.
In addition to chairing Fluor’s board, Seaton serves on the board of directors of
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS). Active in a variety of professional and
business organizations, he is a member of the Business Roundtable,
International Business Council and National Petroleum Council. He is a board
member of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the U.S.‐Saudi Arabian
Business Council.
Under Seaton's leadership, Fluor has become recognized as the global leader in
promoting ethics, compliance, integrity, and anti‐corruption in international
business. In that regard, he is an active leader and board member of the World
Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative and is co‐chair of
the Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Corruption.
Seaton is also a National Trustee for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America,
Southwest Region and a Trustee of the PGA of America Foundation and he
serves as the Chairman of the President’s Initiative Council at the University of
South Carolina and Chairman for the University’s $1B Capital Campaign.
Seaton holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina and
completed the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of
Business and Thunderbird University’s International Management Program.