Ahtna Environmental Hires New Vice President of Operations
Ahtna, the Glennallen-based Alaska Native regional corporation for the Copper River valley, hired Brian Lund as Vice President of Operations. Lund is officially working for subsidiary Ahtna Environmental but is also responsible for day-to-day operations supporting Tim Finnigan, president of Ahtna’s other subsidiaries, including Ahtna Engineering Services, Ahtna Infrastructure and Technologies, and Ahtna Solutions.
Lund has more than twenty-five years of experience in an executive leadership role in the environmental and construction sectors, working in Alaska, other Western states, and the Pacific region for federal and commercial clients. Lund earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Montana State University.
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