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Mar 12, 2024

Compass Construction

Heppenstall

Marks

Bennett

Kirkland-based Compass Construction promoted Steve Bennett to vice president and general superintendent, Daniel Marks to vice president, and Nate Heppenstall to superintendent. Bennett was a senior superintendent. He joined Compass 2016 as a superintendent and has seamlessly transitioned into his new role of overseeing all superintendents and assistant superintendents. Marks was a project director. He started with Compass in 2013 as a project manager. The company says Marks has been instrumental in expanding its presence in the affordable housing market and securing new clients. Heppenstall joined Compass in 2016, and has climbed the ranks through labor foreman, field superintendent and assistant superintendent. The company says he not only excels in guiding projects to completion, but has also contributed to enhancing its safety culture and processes.

Exxel Pacific

Stodola

Geoff Stodola is the new CEO of Exxel Pacific. He replaces company founder Kevin DeVries, who continues as board chair. Stodola has been president for the past 12 years and retains that role. He began working for Exxel in 1992 as a carpenter, then progressing through the roles of estimator, project engineer, project manager, superintendent and vice president. His appointment as CEO is part of a leadership succession plan developed nearly 10 years ago. Exxel is based in Bellingham with an additional office in Bellevue.

Skanska

Caplan

Clem

Skanska has restructured its sustainability team, which is now co-led by vice presidents Steve Clem and Myrrh Caplan. Clem joined Skanska as a project engineer in 1997 and over the years established himself as one of Skanska's staunchest sustainability leaders. His efforts to reduce the industry's embodied carbon began over 15 years ago, and he has been influencing procurement with the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3 tool) since Skanska co-created and launched it in 2019. Caplan has helped shape Skanska's national approach to sustainable building, establishing the company's first national green construction program and chairing its first National Green Council. In 2023, she co-created the Associated General Contractors of America Task Force on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting to address the challenges around reporting and reducing carbon emissions within construction. Clem works in Skanska's Portland office while Caplan is based out of the East Coast. Caplan started at Skanska's Portland office in 2005 as a project manager. The company says the new leaders will help it meet ambitious sustainability goals, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 in its own operations and across its entire value chain.

Harts Services

Inc. Media named Tacoma-based Harts Services to its fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list. This list represents the most successful companies within the Pacific economy's most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses. It includes fast-growing private companies based in California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and Alaska. Harts provides residential plumbing and electrical services.

Mar 05, 2024

Compass Construction

Bieber

Kirkland-based Compass Construction announced that Bill Bieber has joined its executive team as vice president. In his 30-plus-year career in the construction industry, Bieber has held positions at Baugh Construction and Opus Northwest. In his most recent role as vice president at Exxel Pacific, he was responsible for all aspects of operations in the Seattle office. During his 13-year tenure there, Bieber and his team substantially grew the company's annual volume and project diversity year over year, according to a Compass news release. Compass is a general contractor focusing on the multifamily and affordable housing sectors, as well as student and senior housing. Part of Bieber's new role will be to build relationships for projects outside the multifamily sector. Compass says its pipeline includes a “robust” list of current and booked projects through 2027.

Deacon Construction

White

Barnes

Two new members have joined Deacon Construction's Seattle office: Mary Barnes as senior marketing manager and Jessica White as DEI program coordinator. Barnes has over 18 years of experience leading marketing and communications in the AEC industry. She will oversee Deacon's marketing program, collaborating with regional marketing teams in Seattle, Portland and Sacramento, California. White is a Washington state-certified educator with three years of combined experience in DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and education.

Thomas Fragnoli Construction

Root

Longtime Thomas Fragnoli Construction member Dave Root has joined Chris Thomas and Paul Fragnoli on the firm's leadership team. Root, who has been named an associate principal, will focus on leading projects in the greater Seattle area. Root brings over 36 years of experience designing and building homes, the last 10 years with Thomas Fragnoli. He has spent his career straddling the worlds of design and construction, with decades of hands-on experience as a carpenter balanced by a background in architecture. Founded in 2009, Thomas Fragnoli specializes in high-end, custom residential and boutique commercial projects. The company has offices in Seattle, the San Juan Islands and the Methow Valley.

APA

Seymour

Chris Seymour is the newest board member of APA — The Engineered Wood Association. Seymour oversees manufacturing operations of the wood products division at Boise Cascade as senior vice president. He brings 24 years of experience working with engineered wood products to APA's board. Seymour replaces the position vacated by Mike Brown in advance of Brown's recently announced retirement from Boise Cascade.

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