Freese and Nichols has announced that Brian Coltharp has been named president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Coltharp is currently chief operating officer; he will succeed Bob Pence, who has been CEO since 2002.
The firm also made the following appointments: Thomas Haster has been named water practice leader; Ron Lemons has been named account director for the water practice; and Robert Chambers has been named environmental science and remediation group manager.