Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(b) and (c)
On April 11, 2019, Ecology and Environment Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Technical Operations Director Fred J. McKosky declared his intention to retire
shortly after the end of the Company’s fiscal year ending July 31, 2019. Mr. McKosky has been employed by the Company in various roles since 1978, and has served as the Company’s principal operating officer since 2014. Effective immediately, and
until his retirement date, Mr. McKosky will focus exclusively on the Company’s South American operations, including collaborating with the Company’s South American partners to develop business strategies that will continue to expand the Company’s
business.
The Company also announced the promotion of Kurt Zmich to Senior Vice President of Operations effective April 11, 2019. In his new role, Mr. Zmich is
responsible for all technical and business line operations in the U.S., replacing Mr. McKosky as the Company’s principal operating officer. He will work closely with the U.S. Operations Leadership Team to focus on profitable growth of U.S.
operations, ensuring efficient and effective project delivery, implementation of recently announced corporate restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, and acquisition and retention of technical talent.
Mr. Zmich, age 50, joined the Company as Director of Commercial and Industrial Services in May 2018 and was promoted to Business Operations Director in
November 2018. He is a licensed professional civil engineer with 28 years of experience in environmental and civil engineering, specializing in project management, site investigation and remediation, risk assessment, and environmental due
diligence. Prior to joining the Company, he served in several high-level operational positions at WSP USA from January 2014 to May 2018, including Director of Operations – Water and Environment, Director of Operations – Environment, and Senior
Vice President West Region – Environment. Mr. Zmich holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and is a licensed professional engineer in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, North Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin. In connection with his promotion to Senior Vice President of Operations, Mr. Zmich’s annual salary has been increased to $200,500 per year.
“We thank Fred for his many years of service and for his significant contributions to the Company,” said Executive Chairman Marshall A. Heinberg.