SNC-Lavalin, a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, is pleased to announce Maria de Lourdes Bahia, SNC-Lavalin Mining & Metallurgy Vice-President, Brazil, has been recognized by Women in Mining UK (WIM UK) as a successful selectee for 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining (WIM100).

'Being selected as a WIM100 is a great honor and brings with it an even greater responsibility as a leader in the mining segment,' said de Lourdes Bahia. 'While we continue breaking paradigms in an historically male-dominated industry, I am committed to advocating for women and empowering them to ensure everyone feels heard, welcomed and respected.'

In Brazil, 29% of SNC-Lavalin's workforce is made up of women. The Company's equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) program aims to make a positive impact on society by being more inclusive, collaborative and innovative. The approach involves quantitative targets including increasing women in management positions to 25%, and 33% female representation companywide by 2025.

WIM UK publishes WIM100 every two years to recognize the extraordinary contributions of women to the mining industry, across all roles, seniority and jurisdictions. This is the fifth edition. This year the organization received 915 nominations for 491 women in mining from 61 countries.

'The WIM100 is a celebration of the inspirational contributions women make to mining so that it is a safer, more sustainable and stronger industry for all,' said Dr. Stacy Hope, Managing Director at Women in Mining UK. 'Maria is a trailblazer, enriching her company and the sector by attracting new employees from various backgrounds, including people with disabilities. We hope to see more companies taking a cue from her as diverse perspectives only make our industry better.'

WIM UK is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the employment, retention and advancement of women in the mining sector. It offers programs and initiatives like WIM100 to progress women's professional goals and career aspirations from college to the boardroom. Membership to Women in Mining UK is free and open to everyone, regardless of gender or location.

About SNC-Lavalin

Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, technology and data to design, deliver and operate the most complex projects. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital - and delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital.

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