Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 20, 2001
Donald P. Fusilli, Jr., was elected President and Chief Executive
Officer of Michael Baker Corporation on April 25, 2001. A registered
Professional Engineer in Illinois and Pennsylvania, Mr. Fusilli joined
the company in 1973 as an Assistant Engineer and worked on a variety of
municipal projects. He spent six years in Baker's General Civil
Engineering Department before obtaining his Law degree in 1979 and
taking the position of Assistant General Counsel. He became General
Counsel in 1984 and Corporate Secretary in 1987. In 1994 he became
Executive Vice President ' Administration of the Energy Group, and was
appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager in 1995. While at
Baker Energy, Mr. Fusilli led the expansion of the company's presence in
the Gulf of Mexico and international markets, including the opening of
offices in Venezuela and Thailand. The company continued to become
better focused on customer needs and developed a creative business model
for providing comprehensive operations and maintenance services to the
oil and gas industry. Mr. Fusilli was elected President and Chief
Operating Officer of the company in March 2000. In that position, he put
in place a new management team and led the implementation of a
successful restructuring of the company focused on its two core business
segments of Engineering and Energy. Mr. Fusilli is a 1973 Civil
Engineering graduate of Villanova University and holds a Juris Doctorate
from Duquesne University School of Law. He also attended the Advanced
Management Program at the Harvard University Business School. His
professional affiliations include the National Society of Professional
Engineers, Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, Pennsylvania
Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Profile
Baker as it is now?
Mr. Fusilli: Michael Baker Corporation was founded in 1940 by a
gentleman named Michael Baker and has
