People Moves: August, 2025

Philip Hoare is stepping down as Chief Operating Officer at AtkinsRéalis and will become Group Chief Executive of Balfour Beatty on September 8th, succeeding Leo Quinn.

Mark Brown has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer at ATCO EnPower, bringing nearly three decades of energy sector experience to lead the company through its growth period.

Beau Brooker has joined Northcrest as Vice President, Construction, where he will lead the construction of YZD, the former Downsview Airport lands development project in Toronto.

Gerald Cottreau is now Director of Estimating at Chandos Construction.

Erin Elliott, CPA, CA will join Conwest Developments as Chief Financial Officer on September 8th.

Kris Emmons has been appointed President at Raven Roofing Ltd.

CarbonCure Technologies announced some key Board of Directors appointments: William Holden has been elected Board Chair, Onne van der Weijde is now Board Vice Chair, and Stacy Kauk, P.Eng., Chief Science Officer at Isometric, is joining the Board.

Meghan Damaj has accepted a new role as Indigenous Relations Manager with Graham.

Gianfranco Provenzano is now Communications and Community Engagement (Yonge North Subway Extension) at Aecon Group.

Dean Rawson has been appointed Vice President, Construction, at Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC), bringing over 30 years of leadership experience in construction, operations, engineering, and project execution across multi-billion-dollar programs in Canada and the United States.

EBC Inc. has announced five strategic leadership appointments: Alan McNee joins as Vice President, Operations – Building Toronto/Ottawa; Sebastien Ducharme as Vice President, Operations – Building Montreal; Louis Thomassin as Vice President, Operations – Building Quebec; Jerôme Nombalais as Vice President, Preconstruction – Building Montreal; and Gary Kozak as Vice President, Proposals and Business Development – Building.

Rick Doman has been appointed to the Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) board as chair. Doman brings more than 40 years of experience in Canada’s forestry industry to the role.

Éric Landry has been appointed as Director of Major Projects Scaffolding at Atwill-Morin Scaffolding, a division of Atwill-Morin.

Cam McFadyen has joined Komplete Modular Solutions Ltd. as Account Manager, bringing over 20 years of experience in account management, business development, and sales leadership.

Tanner Uzzell is leaving Horizon Contracting Group after 8 years, most recently serving as VP of Operations, and is exploring new opportunities.

Chuck Chow has joined Fort Modular Inc as BC Lease and Fleet Manager, bringing over 22 years of experience in the modular solutions rental space and construction industry.

Miguel Santos is starting a new position as Director, Construction Operations at Fitzrovia.

Jason Winterbottom has been promoted to Director of Drafting Services at Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers after 24 years with the company.

Cathleen Basco is now Events and Sponsorships Manager at the Vancouver Regional Construction Association.

Vicky Donovan has been promoted to Manager of People Operations at SitePartners.

Paris Lavan has joined Beedie as Director of Leasing for their Industrial team, bringing over a decade of experience in landlord and tenant representation from her previous brokerage career.

Danish Javed has stepped into the role of Director of Construction Systems & VDC at Lundy Construction Inc.

Aldo Porra is now Preconstruction Manager at Aecon Group Inc.

Trevor E. has been promoted to Field Operations Manager at Mission Group.

Jennifer Fraser has left her role as Project Executive with the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit after 17 years.

Michael Brimer has been appointed as Vice President of Construction at Townline Group of Companies, bringing over 25 years of experience in large-scale commercial construction projects across North America.

Scott Armstrong has joined Entuitive as a senior associate in the firm’s building envelope and sustainability team, based in Toronto.

Nick Milestone is now Chief Operating Officer at Mercer Mass Timber.

Laura Samson, a former 40 Under 40 in Canadian Construction Winner, has started a new role as Director, Airport Operations at Calgary Airports. 

Sam Fuller has been promoted to President of Thomas Fuller Construction Co.

Brad Quartel is now Vice President at Thompson Construction Group. 

Thomas Clochard has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Aecon Group Inc., effective September 2, 2025.

Samson Tam has been appointed as Vice President of Development at Corix Group of Companies.

Lora McMillan has been promoted to National Director, Construction Services at BGIS. 

Caitlin Hartigan has been hired as the new dean of trades and apprenticeship at Okanagan College, bringing her experience from Women Building Futures in Edmonton and Northwestern Polytechnic in Grande Prairie.

Glen Barker has joined TROIKA as Vice President of Construction, bringing over 40 years of experience and $1B+ in delivered projects including the YVR Runway Extension, Nanaimo Airport, and South Fraser Perimeter Road.

Yadana Oo has joined B&A as a Planning Technician, bringing 8+ years of international experience in architecture, interior design, and urban planning from projects across Singapore, China, and Myanmar.

Tina Webb has been promoted to Director of Building Information Modelling (BIM) at Fast + Epp. Webb, based in Nanaimo, B.C., is a certified structural technologist with over 25 years of experience, including more than 15 years specializing in BIM.

Laurel Murphy has been appointed Vice President and Director of Operations for Water in Central and Western Canada at AECOM, succeeding David Humphreys who becomes Senior VP and Project Delivery Leader for Canada.

Bruce Vasarhely has been promoted to Director of Operations at Kinetic Construction Ltd., stepping up from his role as Vancouver Branch Manager.

Chernoff Thompson Architects has promoted Michelle Yeung and Byung-Hee Kang to Principal. Both architects bring decades of experience across industrial, healthcare, education, and laboratory sectors.

Heidi Deras has joined ConstructionClock as Director of Product, bringing experience from RocketRez and Bold Commerce.

CAWIC Announces New 2025-2026 Board of Directors: The Canadian Association of Women in Construction has appointed Kristen Bauer as President, with Lisa Laronde as Past President, Susan Carey as President Elect, Christina K. as Treasurer, and Jamie West as Secretary.

Madeleine Payne, CFA has joined Ayrshire Group as Vice President, Developments.

Mick Prieur, P.Eng. has joined the Cement Association of Canada as Senior Technical Director, Engineering, where he’ll work with the Construction Innovation team on codes and standards, concrete pavements and transportation infrastructure.

John McNicoll is now Vice President at Cormode & Dickson—a company with over 60 years of construction excellence across Western Canada.