B. Chris Tye
Senior Vice President Operations, Nuclear,
Power Business Line
Chris is Senior Vice President Operations and Global Leader of the Nuclear Power Business
of Fluor. He has more than 38 years of experience with Fluor in all aspects of engineering,
procurement, construction, maintenance, operations, and sales. His sales experience includes
start-up and staffing of two new sales organizations that were focused on providing services to
operating nuclear power plants and management of global marketing and sales for the Duke/
Fluor Daniel Power Partnership and the Mining and Metals Division. His operations experience
includes engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and maintenance of hydro, fossil,
and nuclear power plants. Chris has also trained and consulted more than 300 company
managers in “Kepner Tregoe” problem analysis and decision-making concepts, working with all
levels of Fluor and client management.
Chris has served in numerous people development roles including the Fluor Leadership
Development Forum (chairman), the Fluor Sales People Development Forum, the Fluor
Corporate Sales Board, and the Fluor Power Group People Development Forum. He is a member
of numerous industry organizations including the American Nuclear Society (ANS), the Nuclear
Energy Institute (NEI), and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). Chris also serves
on the Civil Industry Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC) of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, the Citadel School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board, and the Western Carolina
University Construction Industry Advisory Board.
Chris has a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from The Citadel and a master’s degree in
Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Missouri. He is a Registered
Professional Engineer.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) designs, builds and maintains many of the world’s most challenging and
complex projects. Through its global network of offices on six continents, the company provides comprehensive
capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning,
operations, maintenance, and project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a FORTUNE 200
company and had revenues of $27.4 billion in 2013. For more information visit www.fluor.com.
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