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NEW VICE PRESIDENT FOR KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION

Press release 11/11/1998 00:00 CET

Jon Dale has been appointed as vice president of the general contracting sector of Kvaerner Construction reporting to its executive vice president, David Fison.

Mr Dale will ensure that common functions within Kvaerner Construction are handled effectively to ensure that the maximum added value is provided for both Kvaerner and its customers.

Mr Dale arrives at Kvaerner Construction with more than 20 years of multi-disciplined project-focused experience, having worked most recently as project director on the Copenhagen Metro project. For seven years prior to this he worked as director in charge of tunnelling and special projects for Balfour Beatty and was involved with the Barking Reach Power Station, Jubilee Line and the Heathrow Expressway. In the Far East he worked on the Hong Kong and Singapore Mass Transit Railway systems.

Married with three children, Mr Dale is 44 years old.

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