Michael Baker Engineering, Inc., the New York-based affiliate of Michael Baker International, has named Magdy Hagag CEO and president. In his expanded role, Hagag will provide direction and oversight to all engineering, business, marketing, and financial operations throughout New York. Hagag also serves as Michael Baker International’s Northeast regional director and senior vice president.
Lochner Board Chairman Terry A. Ruhl has been named incoming CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2022, following the retirement of current president and CEO Jeanne Cormier. Ruhl, a 32-year A/E industry veteran, previously served as a member of CH2M’s board of directors and corporate leadership council, as well as president of the company’s transportation business and national governments client sector.
Eric Michel has been named CEO of Bismarck, N.D.-based KLJ Engineering LLC (KLJ), succeeding Barry Schuchard, who passed away in March. Michel rejoins KLJ, where he previously served as the vice president of energy and natural resources. He will be based out of the company’s Saint Paul, Minn., office. The company also named Martin Fritz chief administrative officer, who will be responsible for overall company operations, including safety programs and procedures, strategy development, legal, risk management, insurance, office/facilities leasing and construction, and related administrative management.
Jeff Hill has joined San Diego-based Kleinfelder as executive vice president and East Division director. Hill will be based in the company’s Pittsburgh office.
Tina Wenzel has joined Plymouth, Minn.-based VAA as CFO and director of operations, where she will also manage the firm’s human resources, information technology, and administrative departments.
James (Jim) T. Powers has joined H2M architects + engineers (H2M) as the chief development and growth officer who will manage the firm’s strategic direction and expand into communities across the East Coast.
Kansas City, Mo.-based TranSystems Corp. announced the following promotions: Rich Markwith has been named executive vice president of strategy, where he will lead the development of market sectors and key services, overseeing the top line side of the business, including the project pipeline, wins, and sales.
Evan Lowell has been named East Region senior vice president, where he will oversee the top and bottom-line performance, which encompasses 17 offices in eight states. Greg Murphy has been named market sector leader for its government sector, which supports Departments of Transportation, tollways, and municipalities.
Gus Maimis has joined New York Citybased STV as a senior vice president and business development director of its construction management practice in the Eastern Region.
Caroline Decker has joined WSP USA as vice president of federal affairs. Decker succeeds Cathy Connor, who retired in June after 32 years with WSP. She is based in the Washington, D.C., office.
Debra James has joined Nashvillebased Barge Design Solutions, Inc., (Barge) as a vice president and a client service leader, where she will support the firm’s strategic initiatives of investing in growth of market share in Georgia.
Tracy Ekola has joined Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Brown and Caldwell as vice president and senior director of client services for the Midwest. Ekola will have operational responsibilities for Brown and Caldwell’s Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois operations, and serve clients in the municipal and private water, wastewater, and stormwater sector. She is based in the Saint Paul, Minn., office.
Dayton, Ohio-based Woolpert has named Suzette Stoler as vice president and buildings sector leader. She will be responsible for leading the firm employees who serve Woolpert’s private, public, and federal markets and guide them to innovate the built environment through smart planning, programming, and design.
Chicago-based Clark Dietz announced the following vice president promotions: Emily Basalla, area manager, Southern Wisconsin; Andrea Bretl, team leader, civil/environmental, Central Illinois; Kevin Hetrick, area manager, Central Indiana; Nirav Patel, team leader, mechanical/electrical, Illinois; and Tonia Westphal, area manager, Northern Wisconsin.
Richard Mueller, former chairman, president, and director of design and administration of Baltimore-based Mueller Associates passed away on Sept. 17 in Florida at the age of 92.
Mueller joined the firm shortly after its establishment in 1966 and served as president from 1968 until 1984, when he transitioned to the role of chairman. He retired in 1995.
A mechanical engineer and project manager, Mueller helped build the fledgling mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering firm into one of the mid-Atlantic region’s most prominent consulting practices serving clients in the cultural, higher education, and civic markets.
Major projects during his tenure included building systems design for the Lyric Opera House and the Washington National Cathedral. Mueller was instrumental in the development of long-term client relationships including the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and consulting work for Northrop Grumman that began in 1976; to date the firm has completed more than 1,000 projects for the global contractor.
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