Parsons Appoints Milton Hunter Senior Vice President of Infrastructure & Technology Group; Distinguished Army Major General Joins Worldwide Engineering Firm.

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PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001

Parsons announced today the appointment of Major General (ret.) Milton Hunter as Senior Vice President of its Infrastructure & Technology Group.

Parsons Infrastructure & Technology, one of the primary business units of Parsons, provides full service engineering and management services to an array of market sectors including pharmaceuticals, environmental, water resources, industrial, commercial, institutional and government.

General Hunter will be based in Pasadena, reporting directly to Richard Miller, President, Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, and will initially be assigned to head up the Group's Homeland Defense and Security initiative. In this capacity, he will be a key player in the Parsons' effort to support our government in its war on terrorism. Parsons has over 11,000 employees and currently operates throughout the United States and in over 32 countries internationally.

"We're very excited about General Hunter joining Parsons. Milt brings a tremendous depth of experience and leadership acumen very relevant to the challenges our country faces today," stated Miller. "He will be working closely with Parsons' senior management to define and implement key initiatives vital to Parsons long term growth."

Prior to joining Parsons, Hunter was a Major General in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. His last active duty position was Deputy Chief of Engineers/Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Career highlights include assignments as: Director of Military Programs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Commanding General and Division Engineer of Corps Divisions (North Atlantic and South Pacific); Commander and District Engineer, Seattle; Deputy District Engineer, Charleston, SC; Director of Engineering and Housing for the Bad Kreuznach Military Community, Germany; and Military Social Aide to the White House during the Ford Administration.

"I am delighted to join such a great team of professionals at Parsons. Wonderful people and challenging, interesting work made this an ideal place to work for me. I look forward to helping the Parsons team meet the challenges ahead," said Hunter.

General Hunter holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Washington and a Bachelors Degree in Architectural Engineering from Washington State University. Hunter is also a graduate of the Senior Managers in Government Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and received the 1991 Distinguished Alumni Award from Washington State University.

Parsons, a leader in many diversified markets, such as infrastructure, advanced technology, transportation, energy, chemicals, refining, environmental and planning, provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.

For more about Parsons, visit the company at www.parsons.com.