Steve Demetriou, who as CEO of Jacobs Solutions Inc. since 2015 led the industry giant's successful corporate rebranding and growth, will step down in January from the position. Company President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Pragada will succeed him, the Dallas-based firm announced on Sept. 15.

Demetriou will continue as executive board chair "for a minimum of two years" and Pragada will join the board, the publicly traded firm said in the announcement. The succession will take effect on Jan. 23, the date of the firm's annual shareholder meeting.

As of Aug. 29, Jacobs adopted the new name for its parent company, altered from Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a change that "more closely aligns with Jacobs' public identity as a global technology-forward solutions company," the company said.

该公司报告的收入为去年141亿美元，高于2020年的136亿美元，员工为55,000。

瑞士信贷（Credit Suisse）的首席行业部门分析师杰米·库克（Jamie Cook）在9月15日的投资者中，还向投资者表示：“史蒂夫·德米特（Steve Demetriou）可以将雅各布的转型归功于雅各布做出许多战略性但大胆的举动。”到他的sale雅各布斯的能源，化学和资源部到worley in 2018 for $3.2 billion. It had 57,600 employees at the time. Under Demetriou, Jacobs also acquired major player CH2M in 2017, a key transformational move.

库克补充说，通过“战略收购”，他“将雅各布斯的投资组合转向更高的利润率增长市场。重新率是如此成功，许多[雅各布斯]同行都遵循了同一本剧本。”

The CEO also pushed for new initiatives to diversify its executive ranks and board, with the company saying they now are 67% and 50% diverse across gender and ethnicity, He also added new corporate focus on climate change response and ESG, according to Jacobs.

Jacobs reported on Aug. 9 net earnings for its fiscal third quarter from continuing operations of $196 million, compared to $166 million for the same quarter in 2021. The company reported quarter revenue of $3.83 billion, compared to $3.58 billion for the same period last year, and $11.04 billion for the nine-month period, compared to $10.51 billion for the same nine months in 2021.

雅各布斯（Jacobs）的收入中约有27％来自与健康和生命科学的非建设相关市场（11％）和国家安全（16％）。另有11％属于空间类别，其中一些涉及国家航空和太空管理的设施建设，以及与飞行控制，运营和设备有关的咨询或工程的其他收入。

Cook added that Pragada "has been instrumental in developing and leading the successful execution of Jacobs' strategy."

Pragada joined Jacobs initially in 2006 as a vice president, but left in 2014 to become CEO of The Brock Group, Houston, one of the largest U.S. industrial services subcontractors. He returned to Jacobs in 2016 as a group president. Pragada is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and began his career in the Navy as a civil engineer corps and construction battalion officer.

他在2021年被他引用washingtonExecmagazine with its Chief Officer Award for a public company, based on "innovation, expertise, impact and thought leadership," it said.

In sharing his view of the impact of inclusive leadership atENR's Top Young Professional conference去年，印度裔美国人普拉加达（Pragada）说，雅各布斯（Jacobs）以包容性运作是其增长的关键因素。他指出，最近宣布倡议，以增加对少数族裔和女性供应商的使用，并投资10美元以支持黑人教育。

行政强调惩罚学生rtance of accountability, noting required inclusion and diversity goals for all Jacobs' managers “This is a walk the talk," he said. "We've made it part of our culture day in and day out. We are far from there, but we hold ourselves accountable."

Going forward, Pragada said "It is an exciting time for Jacobs. We have just launched our bold new strategy and are at the forefront of our industry."