Hertz Global Holdings Inc. has named as its interim CEO, Brian P. MacDonald, who now is chief of the rental company’s construction-equipment unit. He replaces Mark Frissora who it said resigned on Sept. 8 for “personal reasons.”The company had announced earlier this year that it would spin off Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. into a separate $2.5-billion public company by early 2015. However, accounting errors—acknowledged but not disclosed in detail by the company—that have held up reporting of its 2014 results “could definitely delay the spin-off,” says Nicholas Coppola, a senior equity analyst with Thompson Research Group.The divestiture was set to
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Related Links: Diversification Drive Keeps Webcor Healthy American Society of Civil Engineers' website Seeking Alpha: Is McDermott A Good Investment Pick? VahdatShahram Vahdat has joined HNTB Corp., Kansas City, Mo., as vice president and group transportation director. He was a vice president and Los Angeles office manager at URS Corp. since 2008. Vahdat also is a former president of the American Council of Engineering Cos., Los Angeles County chapter. HNTB also has named David Tiberi a vice president and regional construction leader based in Santa Ana, Calif. He had been construction services practice manager and executive vice president of Athalye
Effective on Jan. 1, Skanska AB will elevate Richard Cavallaro to corporate executive vice president, president and CEO of Skanska USA, the Sweden-based contractor’s U.S. construction operations, which includes its Skanska USA Building and Skanska USA Civil units, the firm said on Aug. 19. He will succeed Michael McNally, who is retiring. Cavallaro now is president and CEO of the civil construction company. Set to succeed him is Michael Cobelli, who now is the unit’s chief operating officer.McDermott International Inc. has hired Stuart Spence executive vice president and chief financial officer following the departure of Perry L. Elders, from the
CavallaroEffective on Jan. 1, Skanska AB has named Richard Cavallaro corporate executive vice president and president and CEO of Skanska USA, the Sweden-based contractor's U.S. construction operations, which includes its Skanska USA Building and Skanska USA Civil units. He will succeed Michael McNally, who is retiring from the company. Cavallaro currently is president and CEO of the civil construction company. Set to succeed him in those roles is Michael Cobelli, who now is the unit's chief operating officer. Wier & Associates, Arlington, Texas, has elevated Carlo Silvestri to president. A principal of the engineering firm since 2004, he joined in
Related Links: Reuters: Candidates to Replace Perciasepe Unclear; Difficult Confirmation Process Anticipated PerciasepeRobert Perciasepe, deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 2009, will start on Aug. 11 as president of The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, a Washington, D.C., climate-change and energy policy think tank. A 21-year EPA management veteran, he also had been the Maryland secretary of the environment and chief operating officer of the National Audubon Society. Perciasepe succeeds Eileen Claussen, who founded the non-profit group in 1998. At ENR press time on Aug. 8, an EPA spokeswoman confirmed that Lisa Feldt, associate deputy administrator,
Related Links: See who's moving up, or moving on, in the AEC sector CarragherVHB, a Watertown, Mass., design firm, has elevated Michael J. Carragher to president, effective Jan. 1, and to CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2016, says the firm. In those roles, he will succeed Robert Brustlin, who becomes chairman. Carragher, a senior vice president, directs VHB's Southeast region. He is also the Florida region vice president of the Design-Build Institute of America. Brustlin, a co-founder of VHB, has been president and CEO for 15 years.As it restructures and integrates global operations, Louis Berger has named Andrew V. Bailey II
Related Links: 2013 ENR Viewpoint: Building Flood Risk Reduction Infrastructure Pays Off and Can Even Pay Back, By Maj. Gen. Merdith W.B. "Bo" Temple (Ret.) and Wendi Goldsmith Suntec Concrete Inc., a Phoenix concrete construction firm, has elevated Derek Wright to president. A 24-year veteran of the 700-employee contractor and formerly vice president, he started as a carpenter. Wright succeeds Suntec founder Jerry Barnier, who remains in an executive role. Suntec ranks at No. 140 on ENR’s list of the Top 600 Specialty Contractors, with $125 million in 2012 revenue. The firm specializes in structural, tilt panel and foundation construction.
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