Ken Arnold, senior executive vice president of AMEC Paragon and founder and former CEO of Paragon Engineering Services, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer.

Academy membership acknowledges outstanding contributions to the field of engineering. Founded in 1964, NAE recently elected 74 new members and 10 foreign associates, bringing the total of U.S. members to 2,195 and foreign associates to 178.

“This is a great acknowledgement of Ken, someone who has always been the consummate ‘engineer’s engineer.’ His leadership and professionalism in this field is a fine example to the engineering profession,” said Simon Naylor, president of AMEC Paragon.

With more than 40 years of experience in facilities engineering design and project management for onshore and offshore projects around the world, Arnold was recognized by the NAE for his contributions to the safety, design and standardization of hydrocarbon production.

Academy membership is one of several honors received over the past few years by Arnold, including the Texas Society of Professional Engineers’ 2003 Engineer of the Year Award and an American Petroleum Institute citation for his work in promoting offshore safety.

“Engineering has provided me a rewarding career that has afforded me the privilege to give back to the industry,” Arnold said. “I am grateful and humbled to receive this industry recognition and intend to be involved in this field for many years to come.”

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Notes to Editors:

AMEC plc (www.amec.com) is an international project management and services company that designs, delivers and supports infrastructure assets for customers worldwide across the public and private sectors. AMEC employs 45,000 people in more than 40 countries, generating annual revenues of around $8 billion. AMEC’s shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange where the company is listed in the Support Services sector (LSE: AMEC.L).

AMEC Paragon, formerly Paragon Engineering Services, Inc. (www.amecparagon.com), was founded in 1980 to provide engineering, design/drafting, procurement, inspection, construction management, and training services to the oil and gas industry. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, its staff of 580 specializes in production facilities, platforms, compression facilities, onshore and offshore pipelines, floating production systems, and subsea systems. Overall, the company has completed more than 3,500 projects for over 260 customers in some 30 countries.

AMEC in oil and gas: AMEC’s oil and gas business is a leading international provider of total life of asset services to customers in upstream, downstream petrochemicals and pipelines. It turned over approximately $2 billion in 2003, employs 6,000 people and is focused on six key regions: Americas; Europe and West Africa; Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); Middle East; South East Asia and China.

AMEC’s Oil and Gas business has market-leading positions in front end consultancy services, engineering & design, project management and engineering of complex facilities and asset support services. It is also a pioneer in the development of innovative approaches to project delivery leading to significant cost savings, faster project delivery and greater long-term value for customers.