David T. Seaton has been named CEO of Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas, in a planned succession. A 26-year veteran of the contractor, he will replace in that role Alan L. Boeckmann, who will retire but becomes the firm’s non-executive chairman. The executive changes take effect on Feb. 3. Seaton, formerly chief operating officer, also served as senior group president of three Fluor units: energy and chemicals, power and government. He is a former managing director of Fluor Arabia Ltd. Boeckmann, who has been chairman and CEO since 2002, joined Fluor in 1974.
Stanton “Stan” Eckstut has been named principal of architecture firm Perkins Eastman, New York City. The move follows the firm’s acquisition of Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Kuhn Architects (EE&K), of which he had been founding and senior principal. The firm also is New York City-based. The transaction, announced on Nov. 2, will involve the two firms combining operations in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanghai. Perkins has about 500 employees, says a spokesman; EE&K has 85.