Christian Brown

Chris Brown is President and CEO of Centuri Holdings, Inc. where he sets the strategic vision and leads the day-to-day business of Centuri. Prior, he served as Chief Executive Officer of EnerMech, a global energy and infrastructure services company, from 2020 to 2024. During his tenure, he successfully led the company through significant operational change, creating and delivering a new global One EnerMech strategy, which included diversifying the business into new high growth end markets. From 2011 to 2015, Chris was the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Kentz Engineers & Constructors, a FTSE 250 listed company. Under his leadership, Kentz’s revenues grew from $700 million to $3.9 billion, and the company was successfully sold to SNC-Lavalin in 2014. Post-acquisition, he served as President of the Oil & Gas division and Corporate Development Officer at SNC-Lavalin, where he led the $3.8 billion acquisition and integration of Atkins PLC, delivering significant cost savings and operational synergies. Earlier in his career, Chris various senior roles at Foster Wheeler Corporation and KBR, where he managed large-scale services and projects businesses within energy and infrastructure across multiple regions, including North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His strategic leadership and business development skills were instrumental in driving growth and securing major contracts.

Chris holds an MBA from Henley Management College, was awarded a Fellowship from the ECITB, and has a High National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hull. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council in the United Kingdom and a member of the Association for Project Management.