Related Links: See who else in engineering and construction has moved up, or moved on! John Rinard has joined Denver-based CH2M Hill Cos. as a senior vice president and director of international infrastructure development, the company confirms to ENR. Most recently, he was a senior vice president and director of major programs at AECOM, where he also served as project director of that firm's Australia Pty. Ltd. unit and as chief operating officer of its AECOM Libya unit. RINARDCH2M Hill also has hired Susan Martinovich, former director of the Nevada Dept. of Transportation, as vice president and director of its
Related Links: See who else has moved up, or moved on! 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.
Will Hodges has joined Cadence McShane Construction Co., the Dallas general contractor and CM, as president. Formerly senior vice president of Adolfson & Peterson Construction, he succeeds Neal L. Harper, who has retired. Cadence McShane is a unit of The McShane Cos., Rosemont, Ill., which is ranked at no. 94 on ENR's list of the Top 400 Contractors. HODGESAustin Industries, also a Dallas-based contractor, announces key succession-related executive promotions, to take effect on Nov. 29. The firm elevated David B. Walls to president and CEO, to succeed Ronald J. Gafford, who will remain chairman. Walls has been president of corporate
Related Links: People Promotions: See who else in industry has moved up, or moved on. David Kane has joined professional services and construction management firm McKissack & McKissack, New York City, as executive vice president and as its first chief operating officer. He is formerly executive vice president of the capital program division in New York City's Economic Development Corp. The firm, which says it is the oldest minority-owned contractor in the U.S., is a separate organization from Washington, D.C.-based McKissack & McKissack, which ranks at No. 57 on ENR’s list of the Top 100 Construction Management-for-Fee firms. KANEF. Dave
Related Links: Read More People on the Move in ENR In a unanimous vote on Sept. 24, the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation board appointed Beverly A. Scott as general manager of both the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and of the DOT's rail-and-transit division. Set to start in late 2012 or early 2013, she is currently CEO and general manager of the Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Authority (MARTA); she will be the first woman to serve in her upcoming roles in Massachusetts. Scott also has been chief of the Sacramento Regional Transit District and general manager of the Rhode Island Public
Related Links: Read more People on the Move MOTEC.D. "Dan" Mote, the former chairman of the University of California's mechanical engineering department who also served for 12 years as president of the 35,000-student University of Maryland, College Park, is set to become the next president of the National Academy of Engineering. NAE members are set to elect him, the group's only candidate for the position, in March. His six-year term would begin on July 1, when he will succeed Charles M. Vest. Under Mote, the University of Maryland boosted research funding by more than 150% and attained the fourth-highest graduation
FRANKSANY America Inc., a Peachtree City, Ga.-based construction equipment manufacturer and distributor, has named Tim Frank as chairman. In this newly created position, Frank is responsible for the firm's products in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America. He was, most recently, a consultant to the firm's parent, SANY Group Co. Ltd., based in China. Frank also had been senior vice president of operations strategy at Volvo Construction Equipment.Gina Coelho has joined engineering firm HDR Inc., Omaha, as principal professional associate and marine environmental practice leader. The new role follows the firm's Sept. 4 acquisition of Ecosystem Management &
FRIESAlexis Fries has joined global engineer Pöyry PLC, Vantaa, Finland, as president and CEO. He was CEO of EOS Holding SA, an energy company in Lausanne, Switzerland. In his new role, Fries succeeds Heikki Malinen, who stepped down in June. Chairman Henrik Ehrnrooth had been serving as interim president and CEO. Pöyry ranks at No. 34 on ENR's list of the Top 150 Global Design Firms, with $1.1 billion in 2011 engineering revenue. Fries has been a Pöyry board member since 2008. The firm says he will be based primarily in Zurich, Switzerland.Filiberto Ruiz has been elevated to deputy CEO
HICKOXGlobal engineer CDM Smith, Cambridge, Mass., has elevated Stephen J. Hickox to CEO, effective on Jan. 1, when he succeeds Richard D. Fox in the role. Fox remains chairman until a planned retirement in April. Hickox now is president of the firm's public-services group for North America East and Latin America. Executive Vice President Timothy B. Wall also was named COO, effective on Oct. 1. He had been president of the firm's federal-services group. As COO, Wall will replace John Manning, who retires from the firm, also as president, at the end of 2012. CDM Smith did not disclose
Related Links: More People on the Move news items Obituaries of Industry Leaders and Innovators CH2M Hill Cos., Denver, has elevated Terry A. Ruhl to president of its transportation-design and program- management business group. A 19-year veteran, he had been corporate senior vice president and group director of consulting and international operations. Ruhl also led CH2M Hill's aviation market and is a former chairman of the Airport Consultants Council.Alonzo L. Fulgham has joined the firm's environmental-services business group as vice president for strategy and sustainable international development. The position is a newly created role, the firm tells ENR. Most recently,
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