Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Appoints Scott Kornblau as Senior Vice President and CFP

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. ("GLDD") appointed Scott Kornblau as its senior vice president and chief financial officer as of October 1.

Kornblau will be responsible for overseeing the company’s financial operations including investor relations and strategic and profitable growth opportunities, while managing various accounting functions and information technology. Based in Houston, he will serve on the company’s executive team and report to the president and chief executive officer, Lasse Petterson. He succeeds Mark Marinko who has left the company to pursue other opportunities in the Chicago area.

“Scott brings more than two decades of both financial and industry experience to his role at GLDD and I’m pleased to welcome him to our leadership team,” said Petterson. “Our company has seen exponential growth over the last few years and I’m confident Scott’s multidisciplinary leadership will contribute to and elevate our strategic plan.”

Prior to joining GLDD, Kornblau held various finance and leadership positions at Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., and most recently served senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Kornblau graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in accounting and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.