Normandeau Associates, Inc.

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A Rich History

1970

Normandeau Associates is founded by Donald Normandeau, PhD, Manchester, NH.

1974

The company moves to new HQ in Bedford, NH.

1975

Normandeau opens Piscataqua Marine Laboratory in Portsmouth, NH.

1981

Company is sold to Bank Building Corporation (BBC).

1981

BBC acquires Texas Instruments Ecological Services (TI) – expanding into NY.

1984

Dr. Normandeau reacquires the firm.

1988

Normandeau is purchased by Thermo Electron (now Thermo Fisher Scientific), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Waltham, MA.

1988

Normandeau expands into the southeast through acquisition of a company in New Ellenton, SC (now Aiken, SC).

1994

Normandeau expands into the Mid-Atlantic with the purchase of RMC Environmental Services based in PA.

2000

Thermo Electron divests of non-core businesses; Normandeau senior management lead the effort to purchase the company and make it employee-owned through a leveraged ESOP.

2000

Normandeau becomes a privately owned, woman-led business, with Pam Hall as President/CEO.

2006

Normandeau acquires Marine Research in MA in order to expand its energy sector business and marine science capabilities.

2009

Bob Varney, former USEPA Region 1 Administrator, and Col (Ret.) Curt Thalken, former USACE New England District Commander are hired.

2011

Normandeau acquires Pandion in FL to support expansion of its wind energy services and technology development.

2012

Senior management from 2000 buyout sell remaining shares to company; Normandeau becomes 100% employee-owned through the ESOP.

2015

Curt Thalken is promoted to Senior Vice President/COO; Bob Varney becomes President; Pam Hall remains CEO and is elected Board Chair.

2020

Col (Ret.) Curt Thalken is appointed CEO.

2021

Normandeau Management
Bob Varney, President
Pam Hall, Former President/CEO & Board Chair
Curt Thalken, CEO

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