Preng & Associates Fills Senior Post for Worley
March 10, 2026 – Houston-based Preng & Associates has helped to recruit Jon Gribble as president of major projects and programs Americas of Worley. “I’m excited to begin a new chapter as president, major projects and programs, Americas at Worley,” Mr. Gribble said in a LinkedIn post. “Worley has a strong project delivery heritage and a clear commitment to serving customers across the full EPC lifecycle. I look forward to working with the Americas team to build on that foundation — strengthening partnerships, delivering major programs, and continuing to develop outstanding leaders across the region.”
Mr. Gribble brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience across engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), infrastructure development, and advanced technology markets. He joins Worley following a distinguished nine-year tenure at Kiewit, where he most recently served as executive vice president of Advanced Technologies. In that role, he led strategy and execution for mega-scale infrastructure projects integrating advanced technology with engineering and construction, including data centers, semiconductor fabrication facilities, central utility plants, and industrial water solutions.
Prior to that, Mr. Gribble served as executive vice president of water at Kiewit, where he unified and scaled the company’s water infrastructure business. Under his leadership, annual revenues grew from approximately $580 million in construction-only work to $2.1 billion over four years. He previously served as executive vice president of services and as president of Power Delivery, where he led a significant business turnaround—aligning sales, engineering, procurement, and construction functions to create a $250 million engineering and construction backlog in the transmission and distribution market.
Before joining Kiewit, Mr. Gribble spent more than two decades at Black & Veatch, holding multiple senior leadership roles including associate vice president of nuclear, associate vice president of power delivery, and senior regional general manager, energy. Throughout his career, he has built and led high-performing teams, launched new business platforms, driven multi-billion-dollar growth, and delivered consistent performance.
Worley is a global professional services company supporting the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors, providing engineering, procurement, construction, consulting, and asset performance services. The company helps clients develop and operate projects across conventional and low-carbon energy, chemicals and fuels, and mining and materials — including hydrogen, carbon capture, renewables, and power infrastructure. Worley was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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Preng & Associates, founded in 1980, is the only retainer-based, international executive search firm specializing solely in the energy industry. The firm’s experience spans the entire energy value chain – from the well head to the wall socket. Its subsector verticals have specific expertise in oil and gas (upstream, midstream, and downstream), oilfield equipment and services, power and utilities, renewables, engineering and construction, and industrials. Preng & Associates has conducted more than 4,000 engagements for over 900 companies and placed individuals for board, executive management, and professional positions in 92 countries.
Pacific Coast Energy Search
Preng & Associates also recently assisted in the recruitment of Travis Thomas as the new president and CFO for Pacific Coast Energy Company LP. Mr. Thomas brings more than 16 years of financial leadership experience in the oil and gas industry, with a proven track record supporting both public and private energy companies across upstream and midstream operations.
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Prior to joining Pacific Coast Energy, Mr. Thomas served as CFO of Ring Energy, Inc., where he led financial strategy for a company with approximately $650 million in enterprise value. During his tenure, he played a key role in executing multiple strategic acquisitions totaling more than $640 million, strengthening liquidity, optimizing capital structure, and enhancing free cash flow through disciplined capital allocation and innovative financing structures.
Pacific Coast Energy Company is an independent energy company headquartered in Orcutt, CA. It owns assets in Santa Barbara, Kern, Monterey and Orange Counties, and the City of Los Angeles.
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