SNC-Lavalin

SNC- Lavalin is a Montreal based construction firm and is counted as one of the top 5 engineering companies in the world. It has presence in 100 countries with more than 30,000 employees. In 2011, it was reported that the firm had paid around $56 million in bribes to unknown agents in North Africa to secure a project in Libya. This led to RCMP raiding their offices, resignation from their then CEO, Pierre Duhaime, and their former executives put behind bars in Swiss Jail. The company also suffered

Analysis of SNC-Lavalin Being one of the leading groups of engineering and construction companies in the world, SNC-Lavalin is one of the most exciting and stimulating companies to read about. Having offices across Canada, U.S., and in 30 other countries is just a small dose of their interesting attributes. Throughout this paper, the reader will understand the relevant steps and activities taken by SNC-Lavalin on a daily basis and on all projects. Having an innovative advanced management system

not only seriously impeded the company’s reputation but also hurt its share price and reduced investors’ confidence. Blacklisted by the World Bank and downgraded to a credit rating of BBB by Standard & Poor’s decreased staff morale (Praet, 2013). SNC-Lavalin is facing a severe reputation crisis. In addition, the frequent publicity of the potential problems in the media significantly reduced the brand image (Philip, 2009). As a result, potential investors withdrew their capital creating adverse effects

Accounting ethics Introduction SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is an engineering and construction company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. It is one of the top five global design companies in the world. The company has been involved in major engineering and construction projects in the world in Canada, Madagascar, Australia, and Spain. The company has more than 30,000 employees and a turnover of over 6 billion Canadian dollars. Recently in March of 2012, the company's CEO, Pierre Duhaime resigned as

Case Overview In December 2011 the board of directors of Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin, the largest engineering and construction company in Canada, received a whistleblower letter that alleging Riadh Ben Aissa, an executive vice-president, had secretly funneled money to members of Libya’s Gaddafi family. In March SNC issued details of its own independent review, which found that president Pierre Duhaime breached the company’s code of ethics in approving more than $56 million of improper payments after

why SNC-Lavalin has faced this crisis, how SNC-Lavalin did in terms of ethical crisis management, and what needs to be done further in order to reach its ethics missions. By determining the underlying causes leading up to the scandals, the question of whether the origin of this problem is individual or systemic will be addressed. Furthermore, whether the actions taken in response to this ethical crisis are efficient and appropriate will be assessed in detail. Underlying Causes SNC-Lavalin faces

1 Corporate Scope This report is in reference to the global organisation SNC-Lavalin Rail and Transit Ltd, which is a subdivision of the global organisation SNC-Lavalin. SNC-Lavalin is on one of the leading engineering and construction organisations across the globe and is a key provider of services with regards to ownership of infrastructure. SNC-Lavalin was founded in 1911 and to date holds offices in over fifty countries, these include numerous teams that provide engineering, procurement construction

admirable. This will be done through the unification of six different institutions; the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal Children’s Hospital, the Montreal Chest Institute, the Cedars Cancer Centre and the Research Institute of the MUHC. We, SNC-Lavalin, would be honored to take it upon ourselves to construct such a complex and innovative project. As a construction company and as members of the community, we believe that this project should be approved and through our experience, best interests

Career Objective Accomplished and highly safety focused Electrician seeking a challenging new career opportunity where I can utilise my qualifications and extensive experience on various oil & gas projects spanning 12 years. Trade qualified, multi-skilled and competent member and leader, I possess advanced technical, fault-finding and problem solving skills, coupled with proven instrumentation/automation and hazardous area expertise. Capable of functioning in remote areas, harsh and challenging

One of the lessons that I have learned through my 4+ years of work experience as an EIT is that a good Engineer must always be aware of the real life system limitations of any project he/she is involved with. With experience, not only are you able to keep aware of these limitations, but you can also prepare for them. As Engineers, when we set out to design a product or system, we are working in a theoretical world with no limitations or constraints. However, out in the real world, there are numerous