People Moves: February 2025

Northcrest has announced a major executive shuffle. Loren Shore is now EVP of Investments & Asset Management, Kristy Shortall is now EVP of Development, and Catherine Barnes has been promoted to VP of Strategy and Operations.

Scott MacLeod will be joining Team Viking as their new Director of Business Development. As a veteran Director of Business Development & Indigenous Relations, MacLeod has overseen the business excellence and strategic direction of leading industrial companies that service the oil/gas/chemical industries in Canada, with more than 20 years of experience.

Jennifer Podmore Russell is taking on the role of Chief Development Officer at Nch’ḵay̓. She has served as Executive Vice President of Real Estate & Development since December 2023, and, prior to that, served a short term on our Board of Directors.

Jason Campbell is CarbonCure‘s new North America Commercial Director. He has 26 years of dedicated experience within the ready mix concrete industry. Before CarbonCure, Campbell oversaw sales operations for Sysdyne Technologies and sold dispatch, batch automation and trucking software.

Maddison Sharples is now Vice President, Communications and Marketing, at Fengate Asset Management. Previously, Sharples was Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, North America, at Acciona.

Chris Sempson has joined Gillam as a Project Superintendent. He has 43 years of experience in the industry and brings a wealth of knowledge in planning, scheduling and communication.

Angus English has been promoted to Project Director, North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, at AECOM. He has 40 years of experience in infrastructure revitalization, replacement and upgrading for public and private sector clients in Western Canada, South America, and Asia.

Antonio Muñoz Garrido is now North America Managing Director for Acciona Construction. He has been with the company for more than 20 years. 

Efrain Rodriguez has started a new position as Vice President, Business Development, for Acciona’s Water Division. 

Neil Martin is now Head of Retail Investments at Astria Properties.

Philip Ristevski has joined Amazon as its Senior Development Manager, Global Strategic Properties. 

Dick Cousineau and Michael Atkins have been inducted into the mining supply hall of fame. Atkins founded Laurentian Publishing, which produced Northern Ontario Business. Cousineau is Co-Owner at OCP Construction Supplies and Cousineau Concrete Pumping.

Sean Wilcock has joined Stream-Flo Industries as President of Operations. He will focus on North American manufacturing and service operations to support the needs of the western hemisphere.

Alexandre L’Heureux, CEO of WSP, has been named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year for 2024. He joined WSP in July 2010 as Chief Financial Officer and held this position until he was promoted to President and CEO in October 2016. Since he joined, WSP has completed more than 90 acquisitions and increased its workforce to over 73,000 globally.

John Tagle has been appointed Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development, for ZS2 Technologies. He joined the company in 2022.

Byron Conroy, owner of Yeti Refrigeration; Randy Callaghan, formerly of PCL Construction; and Ruairi Spillane, Founder and CEO of Outpost Recruitment, have joined the Construction Foundation of BC as board members. 

Brett Rutledge, a Co-Founder of SiteNews, is now the publication’s Chief Product & Marketing Officer. 

SitePartners saw several big new hires and promotions, including: 

• Laura Boyer is now Vice President of Client Success at the industrial-focused marketing firm as part of its acquisition of BlackBean. 
• Trevor Wales has been promoted to Director, Communications and Engagement.
• Michelle Hughes was promoted to Director of Digital Marketing. 
• Andrew Grant was promoted to Vice President, Strategy

Jeremy Mielke is the new program manager for the Calgary Construction Association’s “Tailgate Toolkit” Recovery Resource Program. With both educational and lived experience in addiction and recovery, Mielke has spent years working with individuals in high-risk sectors, helping them navigate challenges, reduce stigma, and access the support they need.

Alisha Wong is now Vice President, Finance, for Intracorp Homes in Vancouver. She will oversee Canada’s financial management, reporting, strategic planning, insurance and IT functions.

Aiden Callison, Ali Kenyon, and Darin Harding have joined HCMA’s partnership group as principals. 

Adrian Vugts is now Project Superintendent at Gillam. He brings 25 years of experience to the role. 

Janice Chuang has been promoted to Senior Director, Finance, Technical Services at Ledcor. She has been with the company for more than 10 years. 

Daniel Chauvin is joining North American Construction as its Vice President of Operations. He brings over 20 years of industry experience.

Roman Loehnert has been promoted to Director of Operations for Modern Niagara. 

Shawn D’Souza has begun a new role as HR Business Partner at Ledcor. 

Paul Wright is now Director of Construction at unitii corp. 

Ali Salman announced plans to leave Northgate Modular where he worked as its Indigenous Partnerships lead. Salman says he will announce his next career move soon. 

Chris Jakul is now Vice President, Prairies, at Stormtec Water Management. 

Dan Malinsky is now Chief Operating Officer at Colony Construction.

Jacqueline Lotzkar has been named President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries. For the last four years, she has been Vice President with Pacific Metals Recycling International, Vancouver, B.C. while recently supporting the corporate sale process and ownership transition following their 112-year family-owned business.

Becca Nagorsky has joined HDR as its Transit Planning Leader.  Nagorsky will collaborate across HDR’s global rail and transit markets to develop a vision and goals that will align HDR’s resources with the needs of its clients and the communities they serve. Her work will span all transit modes, including paratransit, fixed-route bus, express bus, bus rapid transit, light rail, subway, commuter rail, intercity passenger rail and more.

Ian Baird has been promoted to Vice President of Construction, and Zack Staples is now Vice President of Development and CFO at Caliber. 

Rob Gregg has been named Partner at MCW Group of Companies. He has been with them for more than 13 years.

Morganne Campbell is now Director, Marketing and Communications at Ramudden Global North America.

Jay Harding has been promoted to Vice President, Preconstruction at Clark Builders. 

Meeghan Paterson has been promoted to the position of Manager, Corporate Planning at Western Archrib.

Dean Gagne, GSC NCSO has been promoted to Regional Manager, Manitoba, in Ledcor’s Prairie Division. He joined Ledcor in 2023 as a Project Director, bringing over 35 years of industry experience with him. In his new role, Dean will leverage his vast knowledge and strong leadership skills to mentor and grow our teams, and will continue to build solid, long-standing relationships with our clients and business partners.