Martin Marietta has appointed Dorothy Ables to its board of directors, where she will serve on the company’s audit committee.
Ward Nye, Martin Marietta's chairman and chief executive officer, says: “Over the last several years, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has further diversified and strengthened our Board, ensuring that we have the right mix of skills and experience to continue building on Martin Marietta’s long track record of success. As part of this continuous Board refreshment process, we are pleased to add a leader of Dorothy’s calibre, and believe her financial acumen and wide-ranging C-suite management experience make her uniquely qualified.”
Ables worked at Spectra Energy for 30 years and was most recently chief administrative officer. She was responsible for information technology, human resources, support services and community relations. Prior to that, she was vice president of audit services and chief ethics and compliance offer for Spectra, and senior vice president and chief financial officer for Duke Energy Gas Transmission.