# Chris Gower — PCL Construction CEO profile

President and Chief Executive Officer

- **Company:** [PCL Construction](https://voltformer.com/epc-contractors/pcl-construction)
- **Canonical URL:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/chris-gower
- **Person ID:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/chris-gower#person
- **Language:** en
- **In role since:** 2024-11-01
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-04

## Biography and career

Became President and CEO of PCL Construction on November 1, 2024. He has nearly three decades with PCL and previously served as Deputy CEO and COO, overseeing building operations in Canada, the United States and Australia. He helped lead PCL’s entry into solar construction and guided major projects across North America.

## Profile sources

Prepared by Voltformer editors using official company sources and the publications cited below.

- [PCL · Leadership](https://www.pcl.com/ca/en/who-we-are/our-leadership.html)
- [PCL · CEO succession announcement (2024)](https://www.pcl.com/us/en/newsroom/press-releases/pcl-construction-announces-ceo-and-board-chair-leadership-succession)

## All company news

- [PCL selected for Toronto Pearson’s C$1.5 billion terminal modernization](https://voltformer.com/news/pcl-pearson-terminal-modernization-2026)
- [PCL and Hanwha Ocean advance Canadian submarine sustainment partnership](https://voltformer.com/news/pcl-canadian-submarine-industry-teaming-agreement-2026)
- [PCL erects its tallest freestanding crane at Halifax hospital project](https://voltformer.com/news/pcl-halifax-infirmary-crane-construction-method-2026)
- [Seventeen PCL projects named among Canada’s 2026 Top 100 infrastructure projects](https://voltformer.com/news/pcl-top-canadian-infrastructure-projects-2026)
- [Two PCL projects recognized at 2025 CCPPP awards](https://voltformer.com/news/pcl-projects-recognized-national-infrastructure-awards-2025)
- [PCL consortium reaches financial close on Canada’s largest hospital project](https://voltformer.com/news/pcl-mississauga-hospital-financial-close-2025)
- [Main construction phase begins on Halifax Infirmary expansion](https://voltformer.com/news/pcl-halifax-infirmary-main-construction-phase-2025)

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