Weitz Names New President and CEO

The Weitz Company named Craig Damos as president and CEO. Damos is only the second person in over 150 years to assume this role who has not been a member of the Weitz family.

Randy Lavigne, Executive Director for AIA Nevada and AIA Las Vegas Chapters was presented her Honorary AIA membership at the 2006 AIA Honors and Awards event at the AIA 2006 National Convention in Los Angeles. This award is given to a person of esteemed character who is not eligible for membership in the Institute but who has rendered distinguished service to the profession of architecture.

Craig Damos will assume the role of president and CEO for The Weitz Company. Craig is only the second president/chief executive officer of the company in its 151 year history who has not been a part of the Weitz family. Damos joined Weitz as the strategic chief financial officer in 2000. He brought more than 20 years of accounting and financial consulting experience to the organization. Since his arrival, Damos has been instrumental in structuring development, technology and alternative ventures in order to establish them as profitable entities. In this most recent position of vertical growth officer, his business units and initiatives were a critical element of the Company's growth strategy. Damos holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Iowa.

Edward H. Lucero, AIA, NCARB, and Keith E. Deutscher, AIA, NCARB have joined the CLC Associates, Inc. Phoenix office. As an architect, Lucero has extensive experience in new, remodel and conversion supermarket projects; complete shopping centers; surveys; and site studies. Lucero attended Arizona State University and Fullerton College. Deutscher was appointed as project manager and has extensive project design experience, including the Pacific Coast Retail Center in San Luis Obispo, Cali.; Sam's Town Hotel and Casino, Reno, Nev.; a PetsMart regional distribution center and numerous Walgreen's store locations. Deutscher holds a bachelor of architecture degree from California Polytechnic State University.

Crisci Custom Builders hired Jerry Williams as project manager. Williams will be responsible for estimating, bidding and managing multiple projects. Williams brings more than 25 years of construction experience. Prior to joining the firm, he served as foreman at Complete Construction in Black Hawk, Colo., where he oversaw all phases of construction from remodels to ground-up projects. He received a bachelor of science in Business and Finance from the University of Minnesota.

Sam Nicholson has been promoted to senior vice president of preconstruction and administration with Perini Building Company. Nicholson joined Perini Building Company in 1990. He has held a number of key management positions, including his most recent as vice president of preconstruction services. Nicholson will continue to oversee estimating services, including preparation of budget estimates, schedules, logistics, engineering and planning during the conceptual design, design development, and schematic design phases of the preconstruction process. He has a bachelor of science in civil engineering from the University of Arizona.

Perini also hired Michael Indivero as vice president of human resources. Indivero has 27 years of experience in human resource management. He has a bachelor of science in liberal studies from the University of the State of New York and completed graduate studies in industrial and labor relations at the University of New Haven.

DMB Associates, Inc. has promoted Eneas Kane to chief operating officer. Kane will provide strategic guidance for DMB, with a particular focus on land-use entitlement, zoning activities and evaluation of new business opportunities, as well as oversight of legal and risk-management matters. He takes on the role after serving as executive vice president of DMB for eight years.

Prior to joining DMB, Kane was a founding partner of the Phoenix-based law firm of Kane Jorden von Oppenfeld Bischoff & Biskind, P.L.C. Kane earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Santa Clara and his Juris Doctorate from Hastings College of Law at the University of California. He is a member of the Maricopa County Bar Association, American Bar Association and the State Bar of Arizona. He has been a past member of Valley Partnership's board of directors and has served on the Transportation Policy Committee of Maricopa Association of Governments since its inception in 2002.

DMB has also promoted Jim Hoselton to the position of chief creative officer. Hoselton's new responsibilities focus on the creative operations of DMB, including the management of the initial creative phases of future DMB communities and the transitional phases of mature developments.

Hoselton was formerly vice president responsible for the acquisition, development and management of DMB's resort-related properties, in addition to overseeing DMB Realty and company-wide sales and marketing. Hoselton earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona.

Susan Rojas and Chance Severns have been hired as project managers at Brignall Construction Company, Inc. Rojas and Severns each have responsibility for all day-to-day project management of their projects, including project team communication, project administration, cost control and subcontractor coordination. Rojas has 13 years experience and holds a degree in construction management from Washington State University. Severns has more than 11 years of experience as a project manager and a field superintendent. He holds a degree in construction management from Purdue University.

The PENTA Building Group has appointed Mica Crawford as a contract administrator. In her new role with PENTA, Crawford will be responsible for assisting in the issuing and administration of subcontracts, processing payables, entering payroll and various other accounting and administrative duties for PENTA's projects with Caesars.

PENTA also promoted Brian Schell to assistant superintendent. Schell joined the firm in 2004 as a general foreman. In his new role, Schell will be assisting to insure a safe and efficient job site while maintaining schedules and budgets. Schell will be working on the Green Valley Ranch Phase III project.

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