Eric Nichol

Chief Executive

Moffatt & Nichol

THE LATEST: In February, Nichol's global infrastructure advisory firm was selected as the lead planner and engineering firm for the Georgia Ports Authority's new 200-acre Savannah Container Terminal project. Major Moffatt & Nichol projects currently underway include the redesign of the Port of Long Beach's Middle Harbor and the 405 Freeway widening project in Orange County. The firm last year relocated its Long Beach headquarters to a 25,000-square-foot space at the Terminal at Douglas Park and opened a new office in Orange County.

BACKGROUND: Eric Nichol is the grandson of Frank Nichol, who co-founded the civil infrastructure company in 1945 with John Moffat. Since taking the reins as chief executive in 2006, Nichol has helped the company more than double in size with 42 offices across seven countries. A structural and seismic engineering expert, Nichol is a past director of the Beavers, a heavy engineering construction organization. He also serves on the dean's advisory council for the engineering department at Cal State Long Beach.

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