Lori Knudson

SVP Compliance, Risk & Internal Audit at Aegion

Lori Knudson is the Senior Vice President of Compliance, Risk, and Internal Audit at Aegion. Lori has been with the company since April 2010, and in their current role, they are responsible for leading the team that manages enterprise risk, global compliance, entity management, intellectual property, equity compensation administration, real estate, licensing, and internal audit. Lori also advises senior management on corporate governance matters and regulatory updates and presents to the Board of Directors on these topics.

Prior to their current role, Lori was the Corporate and Securities Counsel at Aegion, where they led deal teams in negotiating deal structure, deal points and transaction documents, due diligence, integration, and ongoing post-closing matters. Lori also advised on SEC compliance, NASDAQ market listing standards, and preparation of various SEC filings including annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, registration statements, Section 16 filings as well as stock matters and equity compensation.

Since taking on their role as Senior Vice President, Lori has designed and implemented new global compliance and privacy programs that have increased employee participation in compliance training to 100% and achieved 100% employee privacy consent rates. Lori has also created an Enterprise Risk Management program that has resulted in a $1 million reduction in risk of loss, as recognized by the company's insurance broker. In addition, Lori's Record Retention program has achieved 100% compliance and a 70% reduction in outside storage fees. Finally, Lori's Employee Hotline has ensured fair and thorough investigations of

Some of their coworkers include Beth Kerley - Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Mark Brand - General Manager, Fyfe Co., and John Heggemann - Senior Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer. Their manager is Rob Tullman, Chief Executive Officer.

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  • SVP Compliance, Risk & Internal Audit

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