Harvard-Trained Economist Joins ARTBA Team
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the hiring of Josh Hurwitz as a senior economist. Hurwitz recently completed his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University and has more than a decade of experience in public policy research. Dr. Hurwitz will be a key player in a team led by Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black and help broaden ARTBA’s economic and research efforts to support its legislative and regulatory advocacy mission. He will also...
Jeff Sanchez Announced as VP MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions
Wiesbaden, Germany, 2 June 2021 – MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions (previously MICRODYN-NADIR) today announced Jeff Sanchez as the new Vice President for the group. The global membrane manufacturer has been part of MANN+HUMMEL since 2015. In his new role, Sanchez replaces Marco Nava, who has been Vice President since April 2020. Sanchez is an award-winning global marketing, sales, product management, and operations leader with experience guiding businesses in the international water mark...
Jardine Engineering Corporation: Notice of Change in Chief Executive
HONG KONG SAR - 1 June 2021 - The Jardine Engineering Corporation Limited ("JEC") today announces the following management change: Kevin O'Brien, currently Chief Executive of JEC, will be moving at the end of August 2021 to succeed Thomas Ho as Chief Executive of Gammon Construction. Thomas will be retiring on 12th October 2021. In turn, Noky Wong, currently Deputy Chief Executive of Jardine Schindler Group ("JSG"), will succeed Kevin at JEC. Kevin will commence his new role at Gammon, ini...
Sheena Gaynes of Bentley Systems, Incorporated Featured on CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List
Sheena Gaynes is director, business development and partnerships, Bentley iTwin Platform. EXTON, Pa. – May 27, 2021 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Sheena Gaynes, director, business development and partnerships, Bentley iTwin Platform, to the highly respected Women of the Channel list for 2021. This annual list recognizes the unique strengths, vision, and a...
Plastics Pipe Institute Honors Industry Projects and Members
Most Annual Winners Ever Announced First Time for Multiple Division Winners IRVING, Texas - May 27, 2021 - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced the winners of its Projects and Members of the Year program during its annual membership meeting, which was held virtually on May 12, 2021. For more than ten years, the association’s members have selected a Project of the Year and a Member of the Year for each of the five PPI divisions - Building & Construction, Drai...
GPA Board elects new officers
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved its busiest April on record last month, handling 466,633 twenty-foot equivalent container units and 3.7 million tons of total cargo. (Georgia Ports Authority ) SAVANNAH, Ga.– Today, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) board elected new officers for the coming fiscal year and reported a 38 percent increase in container trade for the month of April. Joel Wooten will serve as chairman, Kent Fountain as vice chairman, and Alec Poitevint as secretary-tr...
Walter P Moore Expands West Coast Leadership
Firm leaders Rafael Sabelli and Jeff Nixon spearhead growth across global markets San Francisco, CA - International engineering firm Walter P Moore is leveraging tenured expertise within the firm’s Structural Engineering team further expanding their reach in the West Coast market. Rafael Sabelli, PE, SE, accepted the role of Managing Director in the firm’s San Francisco office, continuing his role as Director of Seismic Design. He is an award-winning industry leader in the development...
Thornton Tomasetti Elects John Abruzzo, Elisabeth Malsch and Peggy Van Eepoel to its Board of Directors
(New York, N.Y. – May 24, 2021) – Thornton Tomasetti announces that Managing Principal John Abruzzo, P.E., S.E., and Senior Principals Elisabeth Malsch, Ph.D., P.E., and Peggy Van Eepoel, P.E., F.SEI have been elected to the firm’s board of directors for two-year terms. The announcement was made at Thornton Tomasetti’s annual shareholder’s meeting in May. With the addition of Abruzzo, Malsch and Van Eepoel, Thornton Tomasetti’s board now includes 13 members. “We welcome John, Elisabeth and Pe...
Nathalie Beauvais Joins HDR as Multidisciplinary Community Planning Resiliency Lead
MAHA, Neb. — Nathalie Beauvais, APA, AIA International Associate, LEED AP, has joined HDR as a community planning resiliency lead. In every community and market, projects are requiring an increased focus on resiliency, equity and the impacts of climate change. Beauvais will provide climate change planning and resiliency leadership across markets to help clients develop more resilient projects. As a technical expert and climate lead, Beauvais will assist HDR teams and clients with implementin...
Jack Dangermond Honored by IGU with Planet and Humanity Medal
GIS Technology Leader Awarded for Contributions to Global Sustainability REDLANDS, Calif.—May 19, 2021—Esri today announced that the International Geographical Union (IGU) has awarded Jack Dangermond the Planet and Humanity Medal. The award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to peace, welfare, or sustainability. The IGU is an international, non-governmental, professional organization devoted to the promotion and development of the discipline of geography through initia...