Associated General Contractors of America Introduces New Officers

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The Associated General Contractors of America announced the new officers who have been selected to lead the nation’s largest construction trade association. Paul Diederich, president of West Fargo, N.D.-based Industrial Builders, Inc., will serve as president; Alan Landes, president and COO of St. Joseph, Mo.-based Herzog Contracting Corp., will serve as senior vice president; Charles Greco, chairman of Houston, Texas-based Linbeck Group LLC, will serve as vice president; and Wm. Brian Burgett, president and CEO of Westerville, Ohio-based Kokosing Construction Co., Inc., will serve as treasurer.

“This association serves as the one place where construction firms can come together to build knowledge about our many accomplishments and the challenges we face,” said Diederich, AGC’s new president. “In particular, we have a tremendous opportunity to educate the broader public about the role our industry plays in supporting economic growth, making our structures more efficient and offering rewarding career opportunities.”

As president, Diederich will lead the officers in a national effort to advocate on behalf of the industry, to help recruit the next generation of construction professionals and to find ways to help builders take advantage of growing, but still relatively weak, market conditions. The officers will serve in these positions until March 2014, at which point Landes will move into the position of president.

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