Willdan Group, Inc. announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has elected Cynthia Downes to the Board, effective August 4, 2021. Ms. Downes has also been appointed to serve on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. With the addition of Ms. Downes, the Board will expand to nine members total, eight of whom will be independent. The company also announced that Daniel Chow will transition from his position as Chief Operating Officer of Willdan Group, Inc. to an operational advisory role. Moving forward, Mr. Chow will support strategic opportunities and special projects at Willdan. Mr. Chow joined Willdan in 2008 and has led a distinguished 40-year career in engineering. Ms. Downes has 38 years of experience in federal contracting and financial operations. Ms. Downes has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Constant and Associates, Inc., a disaster and crisis management firm, since 2020. Additionally, Ms. Downes provides outsourced chief financial officer and strategic consulting services for Fide Professions Services, which she founded in 2017. Previously, from 2017 to 2019, she provided accounting and finance leadership consulting services to Guidehouse Inc. Ms. Downes also previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Versar, Inc.
Willdan Group, Inc. is a provider of professional, technical, and consulting services to utilities, government agencies, and private industry. The Companyâs segments include Energy and Engineering and Consulting. Energy segment provides specialized and comprehensive energy solutions to businesses, utilities, state agencies, municipalities, and non-profit organizations. Its energy services include audit and surveys, program design, master planning, demand reduction, grid optimization, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, construction management, performance contracting, installation, alternative financing, measurement and verification services, and advances in software and data analytics for long term planning. Engineering and Consulting segment provides civil engineering-related construction management, building and safety, city engineering office management, city planning, civil design, geotechnical, material testing and other engineering consulting services to its clients.
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