New Board Officers, Chairman Named for Construction Industry Round Table

The Construction Industry Round Table has elected Charlie Bacon, president and CEO of Limbach Holdings, Inc., as chairman of the organization for a term of one year. He succeeds Wayne Drinkward, chairman of Hoffman Corporation. Bacon was elected during CIRT’s Annual Spring Conference, which also welcomed new directors.

“The design and construction industry builds America, and CIRT has moved the industry forward on so many fronts,” said Bacon. “Through CIRT’s education programs with world-class speakers and subject-matter experts to the sharing of best practices, senior industry executives expand their knowledge base and build lasting friendships. I am very proud to see CIRT support great industry programs such as industry ethics, the ACE Mentor Program and assisting in the industry’s drive to dramatically improve safety. I look forward to this next year working with the board and the CIRT staff to continue its mission.”

In welcoming Bacon as the new chairman, CIRT President Mark A. Casso, Esq., NAC noted, “Charlie puts his full attention and heart into anything he commits to; he will bring a great deal of energy to promoting the interests of the design and construction industry’s interests.”

Board elections

At CIRT’s membership meeting, the following members were also elected as officers:

• Paul Franzen, president, Barnard Construction, Bozeman, Mont. as vice chairman
• Wassim A. Selman, Ph.D., P.E., ARCADIS, U.S., Inc., Atlanta, Ga., as treasurer
• Wayne Drinkward, chairman, Hoffman Corporation, Portland, Ore., will continue to serve on the executive committee as immediate past chairman. In addition to the executive committee elections, CIRT also welcomed the following four industry leaders as new directors who will serve on the board through 2021:
  • Al Gerhardt, president & COO, Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.
  • Gregory A. Kelly, P.E., president & CEO, U.S., WSP
  • David Sweeney, P.E., CEO, RS&H, Inc.
  • Douglas C. Welling, president & CEO, Jacobsen Construction Co., Inc.