The chief executive of Jacobs Engineering of Pasadena is stepping down for health reasons. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

The chief executive of construction services firm Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is retiring from the Pasadena company because of health issues, the company said.Craig L. Martin, who joined Jacobs in 1994 and became CEO in 2006, will step down Dec. 26, the last day of Jacobs’ first fiscal quarter, Jacobs said Sunday in a news release.

Noel G. Watson, the company’s former CEO, will serve as executive chairman until a new chief executive is appointed, the company said. Watson has been chairman of the company’s board since 2004 and was its CEO from 1992 until 2006.....Continue Reading

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