Mr Ramsey will report to Martha Wyrsch, Spectra Energy Transmission’s president and CEO. He will be responsible for the various functions related to major project execution including estimation and conceptual design, engineering financial services, engineering services and project construction for Spectra Energy Transmission.

Before joining Spectra Energy, Mr Ramsey was the managing director of Jacobs Consultancy, where he led the worldwide energy and utilities consulting group.

Prior to that, he served as managing director for Stone & Webster Consultants, where he led the gas and utility consulting group. He also held senior executive positions at Tenneco Energy.