Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 26, 1999
JAMES M. BERNHARD, JR., is the founder of The Shaw Group Inc., the
largest pipe fabrication operation in the world. Mr. Bernhard has served
as President, chief Executive Officer and Director of Shaw since its
inception in 1987. He has served as Chairman of the Board since 1990.
Mr. Bernhard serves on the Committee of 100 for the State of Louisiana
and is a member of the Associated General Contractors, the American
Welding Society, the Associated Building Contractors and the Member Pipe
Fabricators Institute. Mr. Bernhard is a native of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1976.
He was the recipient of the LSU College of Education's 'Special
Recognition' Award in November 1998; he received the 1997 Corporate
Champions for Children Award; he was honored as a 1995 Entrepreneur of
the Year in Louisiana; he was selected as a 1994 Marketer of the Year;
he has been named a Perpetual Founder of Catholic High School; he was
honored as a 1994 Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist; he received the
1994 'Ace' Award from the LSU Golf Program; he received the 1993 Tiger
Athletic Foundation Augie Cross Memorial 'Member of the Year' Award; and
he was named as one of the 1993 Top Ten Chief Executive Officers by the
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Mr. Bernhard's community services
include membership in the LSU Alumni Association; Tiger Athletic
Foundation; Louisiana Tech University Foundation; Baton Rouge Little
Theater; Ducks Unlimited; and the Krewe of Endymion. Mr. and Mrs.
Bernhard are active supporters of Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana; the
Louisiana Arts and Science Center; United Way; Baton Rouge Area
Foundations; St. George Catholic Church; St. George Catholic School;
East Baton Rouge Parish Schools; Catholic High School; Southern
University; Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University;
and Louisiana Tech University. In his spare time, Mr. Bernhard enjoys
traveling with his wife, and their children; golfing; duck hunting; and
coaching little league sports. Profile
of Shaw Group to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Bernhard: The Shaw Group was founded approximately 11 years ago
