Ann-Marie Padgett

Career

Ann-Marie is currently the Regional President for East Asia and Pacific at Bechtel. In her role, she is pivotal in supporting customers and developing growth strategies within the region she serves. With an impressive background in business development and government affairs, Ann-Marie's expertise was honed at Caterpillar, where she served as the Director of Market Access for the Remanufacturing Division. During her 13-year tenure, she led international advocacy and strategic engagement, building robust relationships with government departments globally. She greatly boosted the company's goals in Asia Pacific through policy, strategy, and advocacy. Ann-Marie also spearheaded Caterpillar's involvement in global organisations and managed sustainability targets for the division.

Ann-Marie holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Middlebury College, and an MBA from the University of Hawaii. She also received a language certificate in Mandarin Chinese from Johns Hopkins University, Nanjing. She's fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Jamaican Patois, which enrich her business interactions in East Asia.