R. Randall Hall has been promoted from president to chief executive officer for West Point, Ga.-based general contractor Batson-Cook Co. Hall takes over the CEO position from Raymond L. Moody Jr., who is retiring. The general contractor previously named Hall as president in January 2012. Prior to that, he had served as senior vice president and general manager for the company's Atlanta division.
Moody, who will now serve as an executive adviser, first started with Batson-Cook in 1963 as an engineer. He was elected executive vice president in 1985 and 10 years later was named president and chief operating officer. Moody was then named president and CEO in 2010.