Balfour Beatty Hires Annette Ebright as Vice President of Compliance
Balfour Beatty is pleased to announce the hiring of Annette Ebright as the company’s vice president of compliance based out of the company’s Charlotte office in North Carolina.
In her new role, Annette oversees the implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational compliance and manages risk assessments for Balfour Beatty’s Buildings and Civils businesses. She also works in close coordination with senior leadership, including legal and internal audit functions, across Balfour Beatty’s global business, with specific emphasis on the company’s various U.S. geographies, to implement and improve the companywide ethics and compliance program.
Additionally, Annette will lead efforts that reinforce Balfour Beatty’s people-first culture and values, and efforts that promote and normalize the company’s “speak up” behaviors among teammates nationally.
“We are excited to welcome Annette to the team,” said Eric Stenman, Balfour Beatty US president and chief executive officer. “This role emphasizes Balfour Beatty’s deep commitment to ethics and compliance within the organization that builds on the company’s reputation, provides guidelines to remain compliant with regulatory matters across the nation and adheres to our businesses’ internal policies and bylaws. With more than a decade of experience overseeing compliance programs, we look forward to Annette’s leadership and expertise to further enhance our people-first commitment to teammates and all who come in contact with our work.”
Prior to joining Balfour Beatty, Annette led compliance positions at XPO Logistics and RXO where she managed and advanced the function by developing strong working relationships with executive leaders, gaining support for companywide compliance initiatives. As an accomplished attorney and compliance leader, she also held the position of attorney for Equitable Advisors, LLC and was a partner at a law firm in Charlotte focused on litigation and compliance.
Annette earned her bachelor’s degree and a graduate level education certification at The Ohio State University and her law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
