Janet Peters Joins Freese and Nichols Board as an Advisory Director

Janet Peters, a longtime leader in the engineering and environmental consulting industry, has been elected as a new Advisory Director on our Board of Directors. Her brings valuable expertise in strategic planning and governance to our leadership team as Freese and Nichols continues to grow and transform.

Janet’s extensive background includes executive roles at engineering consulting firm Arcadis, where she led 3,000 people as Operations Director for the U.S. Environment Division. She helped expand Arcadis’ environmental practice into a new geographic region through organic growth, along with leading efforts in acquisition integration.

“Janet’s experience and passion for strategic planning is especially meaningful to us,” said Tricia Hatley, Freese and Nichols Executive Vice President for Operations. “Her environmental background will support the continued growth of that practice at Freese and Nichols, while her strategic vision will help us build on the momentum from receiving the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award as we shape the firm’s future.”

Janet also has extensive experience in board governance. She currently serves on the boards of two environmental consulting firms, Ensero Solutions and Citadel EHS. Earlier, she was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Lovinklaan Foundation, the largest shareholder of Arcadis. She was the first non-Dutch member of that board and helped transform the foundation into a global organization supporting Arcadis’ international goals and employee development.

Janet was elected to the Freese and Nichols Board on April 28. She replaces Dave Pinsky, who served for six years as an Advisory Director. Our other Advisory Director is Eleanor Allen.

Advisory Directors are nonvoting members of our Board from outside Freese and Nichols who play an important role in the development of our firm.

“Advisors like Janet provide an outside perspective, ask thoughtful and sometimes difficult questions, and challenge the board to consider new approaches.” Tricia said. “Their experience from serving on multiple boards allows them to draw from a wide array of best practices and insights and bring what they learn to us.”