People on the Move: Webcor Builders' Ex-CEO Takes Suffolk Construction Exec Position
Andrew Ball has joined Suffolk Construction Co., Boston, as president of its San Francisco-based western region. He is formerly president and CEO of Webcor Builders, a San Francisco contractor in which Japan's Obayashi Corp. bought a 70% stake in 2007. According to published reports, Ball's five-year contract was not renewed. He was replaced in his former roles in August by Jes Pederson, who was the firm's executive vice president. Suffolk ranks at No. 40 on ENR's list of the Top 400 Contractors, with about $1.3 billion in 2011 revenue. Webcor ranks at No. 64, with $797 million in revenue last year.
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Hemant Modi has joined Columbus, Ohio-based design consultant FITCH as director of architecture. Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., he is formerly senior associate and business leader at engineer-architect-construction management firm SSOE. Modi specializes in the international retail and commercial markets.