In a move that appeared to happen faster than at least one Wall Street analyst predicted, Houston energy specialty contracting giant Quanta Services Inc. on March 14 said Chief Operating Officer Earl “Duke” Austin has succeeded James O’Neil as president and CEO.
President Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Todd T. Semonite to be U.S. Army chief of engineers and commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, according to military communications and industry sources.
As equipment maker Manitowoc Co. prepares to split its crane and food-service manufacturing units into two companies sometime this quarter, it has named Barry L. Pennypacker president and CEO of the construction arm.
Following French media speculation, France’s third-largest contractor Eiffage named Benoît de Ruffray as chairman and CEO on Dec. 9, replacing Pierre Berger, who suffered a fatal heart attack on Oct. 23 at age 47.
Hatch Mott MacDonald CEO Nick DeNichilo and Executive Vice President Michael Schatz are set to take on new executive roles at U.K.-based Mott MacDonald Group Ltd. and Canada-based Hatch Group, respectively, after the parent firms’ infrastructure-engineering joint venture splits in early 2016.
RailWorks Corp., a New York City-based rail and transit contractor, has named Greg Muldoon Interim CEO. He replaces Jeffrey M. Levy, who has left the firm.
Crane manufacturer The Manitowoc Co. Inc. on Oct. 28 named board member Kenneth W. Krueger as interim chairman, president and CEO, replacing 24-year company veteran Glen Tellock, who is leaving the firm.
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