Dec 10, 2013

Walsh Construction Co.

Leeding

Portland-based Walsh Construction Co. named Matt Leeding president, succeeding company co-founder Bob Walsh. Leeding joined the company in 1980 as a laborer and moved through the ranks as a carpenter, project engineer, superintendent, project manager, vice president and, most recently, president of RDF Builders, a Walsh subsidiary. He is a graduate of Oregon State University. Bob Walsh will remain as chair of the board of directors and will manage the company's philanthropic activities through the Walsh Foundation. The company also has offices in Seattle and Tacoma.

Swinerton Builders

Tonge

Chad Tonge was promoted to senior project engineer at Swinerton Builders' Northwest Division. Tonge has been with Swinerton since 2007, working the last two years in tenant improvements. He also manages the BIM program for the Northwest Division, which has offices in Portland and Bellevue.

Rush Commercial

Page

Rush Commercial hired Devin Page as vice president, replacing Chris DeWald, who became vice president of sister company Rush Development. Page most recently was special projects division manager at Andersen Construction in Seattle, where he focused on business development, operations, regional strategy, project execution and client relations.

Dec 03, 2013

Swinerton Builders

Jaschke

Swinerton Builders promoted Derek Jaschke to project executive for its Northwest division, which has offices in Portland and Bellevue. Jaschke, LEED AP, is a third-generation builder with 30 years of industry experience. For the last decade, he was senior project manager at Swinerton, overseeing projects in Seattle such as Columbia Sportswear's LEED-certified store and the Attorney General's Office. Swinerton expects 2014 revenues for its Northwest division to top $100 million.

Global Diving & Salvage

Grennan

Devon Grennan, president of Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage for the past four years, was appointed chief executive officer. Global founders and owners Tim Beaver and John Graham are maintaining ownership and remain on the board of directors, but are stepping down from daily operations. Grennan started at the company in 1995 as a marine environmental supervisor. In his new role, he is in charge of strategic planning and is leading the senior management team and board of directors. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Washington.

University of Puget Sound

The University of Puget Sound won an honor award from the Professional Grounds Management Society for its creation of seasonal landscapes at its Tacoma campus. The school won in the Urban University category of the 2013 Green Star Awards competition. At UPS, a 10-person crew is assisted by student workers to care for the 97-acre campus. Joe Kovolyan is grounds manager and Bob Kief is associate vice president for facilities services.