Charles D. Avolio has joined Boston-based Suffolk Construction as president of its New York City operations. He had been vice president and general manager at Turner Construction. Suffolk says Avolio is a founding board member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s New York chapter, now known as Urban Green, and is a former co-chairman of the Building Trades Employers’ Association.
STV announced several executive promotions. Named as new senior vice presidents are Christopher Bailey, based in New York City, and Joseph F. North, based in Newark. Bailey is national director of the project controls group in the firm’s construction management division. North currently supports the firm’s work on the $5-billion public-private partnership to expand Ottawa’s light rail program. Sokol Bejleri was named vice president and serves as the lead project executive for several contracts the firm has with the New York City Housing Authority.