Lois Dufrene
January 7, 2008
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January 9, 2008(AP) – Louisiana’s outgoing head of economic development plans to go to work for an international fiberglass pipe systems company.
Michael Olivier, who leaves his post as economic development secretary with the change of administrations, will be regional president of the Americas for Future Pipe USA, part of Dubai-based Future Pipe Industries.
His hiring, effective after he leaves office, was announced by the company. Future Pipe has domestic manufacturing operations in Houston and Gulfport, Miss. and has 3,500 people employed globally.
Olivier, who has been economic development secretary since 2004 under Gov. Kathleen Blanco, had said he wanted to stay in the post under the administration of Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal, who takes office Jan. 14.
Jindal instead chose Stephen Moret, who has been head of the nine-parish Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce since 2004.
