Paul Unruh’s 25-year career at Bechtel began in 1978, when he joined as manager of financial systems development, and culminated in 2003, when he retired as vice chairman and member of the three-person senior management group. In the latter role, he was responsible for Bechtel’s service organizations, including information systems and technology, finance, legal, external affairs, and shared services.
During his tenure at Bechtel, he also served as chief financial officer, controller and treasurer. From 1997 to 2001,Unruh was president of Bechtel Enterprises, the project finance, development and investment arm of the company, with more than $40 billion in projects developed and financed.
During this period, he was lead entrepreneur and a founding board member of Genuity, later sold to GTE, and a founding board member of InterGen, a Shell-Bechtel joint venture which grew to a multi-billion-dollar asset delivering 22,000 megawatts of power.Unruh is a senior adviser at TeleSoft Partners and serves on the boards of Symantec Corporation, Heidrick & Struggles International and Move, Inc.
He is a certified public accountant and holds M.S. and B.S.B.A. degrees in Accounting from the University of North Dakota.
Organization Name | Title At Company | Start Date | End Date | |
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TeleSoft Partners | Senior Advisor | Jun 1, 1996 | — | Detail |