Robert R. Harl, age 60, was elected to the Board of Directors and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in January 2006, and as Chief Executive Officer in January 2007. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Harl has over 30 years experience working with Kellogg Brown & Root (“KBR”), a global engineering, construction and services company, and its subsidiaries in a variety of officer capacities, serving as President of several of the KBR business units. Mr. Harl’s experience includes executive management responsibilities for units serving both upstream and downstream oil and gas sectors as well as power, government and infrastructure sectors. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of KBR from March 2001 until July 2004 when he was appointed Chairman, a position he held until January 2005. KBR filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in December 2003 in order to discharge certain asbestos and silica personal injury claims. The order confirming KBR’s plan of reorganization became final in December 2004, and the plan of reorganization became effective in January 2005. Mr. Harl was engaged as a consultant to the Company from August 2005 until he became an executive officer and director of the Company in January 2006.

As the current President and CEO of the Company, Mr. Harl provides a management representative on the Board of Directors with extensive knowledge of our day-to-day operations. As a result, he can facilitate the Board of Directors’ access to timely and relevant information and its oversight of management’s strategy, planning and performance. In addition, Mr. Harl brings to the Board of Directors considerable management and leadership experience, and extensive knowledge of the international energy industry and our business, especially as it relates to engineering, procurement and construction.

Van Welch joined Willbros in 2006 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Willbros Group, Inc. He currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Welch has over 30 years of experience in project controls, administrative and finance positions with KBR, Inc. (formerly known as Kellogg Brown & Root), a global engineering, construction and services company, and its subsidiaries, serving most recently as Vice President – Finance and Investor Relations and as a member of KBR’s executive leadership team. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Welch held various other positions with KBR including Vice President, Accounting and Finance of the Engineering and Construction Division, Vice President, Accounting and Finance of Onshore Operations and Senior Vice President of Shared Services. Mr. Welch is a Certified Public Accountant.

J. Robert Berra joined Willbros in February 2011 as Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Berra has over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry including the oil and gas, refining, petrochemicals, LNG, offshore, government and technology sectors, and has worked in capacities ranging from engineering, construction, program management, business development, operations and executive management.

Prior to joining Willbros, Mr. Berra served as Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for Foster Wheeler USA Corporation where he was responsible for sales, marketing, proposals and estimating, and executive oversight of its heavy oil technology portfolio and chemicals business line. During his tenure with ConocoPhillips, Mr. Berra served in senior management positions in the Project Development function where he was responsible for global EPC contracting and led the portfolio management for major pipeline projects. Mr. Berra has also served in senior leadership positions with engineering and construction contractors, The Shaw Group and KBR.

Mr. Berra graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas. He is a member of the executive board of the Engineering Construction and Contracting (ECC) Association, and served as chairman of this organization in 2010.

Peter W. Arbour joined Willbros in May 2010 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. He currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Before joining Willbros, he served in senior legal positions with the Expro International Group, Power Well Services, as well as Kellogg Brown & Root, where he managed a worldwide Law Department for over 10 years. Mr. Arbour’s legal experience includes work with mergers and acquisitions, engineering and construction contracts, construction claims, litigation management, and compliance matters. He has extensive experience in overseas projects, particularly in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Mr. Arbour is a member of the state bar associations of Texas and Louisiana and holds undergraduate and Juris Doctorate degrees from Louisiana State University.

James L. Gibson was named Chief Operating Officer of Willbros in October 2010, Executive Vice President in June 2011 and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Gibson joined Willbros in March 2008. He was named President, Willbros Canada in July 2008, and appointed President of the Downstream business segment in February 2010. Mr. Gibson brings more than 39 years of diversified construction experience in managing all aspects of project performance including: cost, schedules, quality, safety, budget, regulatory requirements and subcontracting. He was employed by KBR, Inc. (formerly known as Kellogg Brown & Root), for the majority of his career, beginning in 1972. He held a number of positions at KBR in project management services performing work in refineries and chemical plants. He has managed projects for Syncrude Canada Limited in Alberta and other projects in the oil sands industry in the Fort McMurray area. Mr. Gibson holds several contractor certifications and licenses and graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.

Kevin D. Fleury joined Willbros in February 2010 as President of Willbros Canada and was appointed a member of Willbros’ Executive Leadership Team in November 2010. Mr. Fleury, a 35-year veteran of Western Canada’s oil and gas service industry, provides leadership and strategic direction to Willbros operations in Canada. Prior to joining Willbros, Mr. Fleury served as President and CEO of Tarpon Energy Services Ltd. and as a member of the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Campaign Cabinet for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (SAIT) Promising Futures campaign.

Mr. Fleury has been actively involved with the start up and development of several companies; a number of which have been honored and awarded as "Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies" and  "Alberta's 50 Fastest Growing  Companies".

Jerrit M. Coward was promoted to President of the Oil and Gas segment in April 2012 and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team.  Prior to this position, he served as President of the Upstream Oil and Gas segment which he assumed in January 2008.  Mr. Coward joined Willbros in 2002 as a Project Manager, assumed full responsibility for the Company’s Nigerian operations in 2005 where he also oversaw the discontinuation and sale of these interests. Prior to joining Willbros, Mr. Coward worked for Global Industries in the capacities of Project Manager, Operations Manager and Commercial Manager. His entire professional career has been focused on the oil and gas industry where he has executed international projects in various countries and has held long term foreign assignments in Nigeria and Mexico.  Mr. Coward serves on the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc. and the International Pipeline and Offshore Contractors Association and holds a B.S. in engineering from Texas A&M at Galveston.

Rick Russler has been our Vice President of Ethics and Compliance since February 2010. He joined Willbros in August 2005 as Director of Internal Audit and has since served the Company as Chief Information Officer and as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for our Upstream segment. Mr. Russler is a CPA with over 30 years experience in accounting, finance, and management. He previously worked 22 years with Arthur Anderson LLP where he was a Partner for eight years, and with a consulting firm providing services primarily to the energy services industry. Mr. Russler holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and received a Masters degree in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee.