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Concord, Calif.-based builder Swinerton has named Tim Kretzschmar as its new executive vice president and director of operations of its subsidiary companieswhich include Timberlab, Swinerton Energy, Lindgren Development and National Building Specialties, according to a June 11 press release from the firm.
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According to the release, Kretzschmar has more than 30 years of construction experience and has been with Swinerton since June 2014 as director of operations. Before that, he was senior vice president of Sparks, the building division of Nevada-based Q&D Construction, according to his LinkedIn. Most recently, he was the manager of Swinerton’s Central Region, which includes Denver, Dallas and Austin, Texas.
“Tim will support the entire Swinerton family of companies in our efforts to diversify our product line and exercise greater control over all aspects of project delivery, including supply chain, to withstand market fluctuations and maximize the value of each of our projects,” said David. Callis, CEO of Swinerton, in the statement.
The promotion comes at a time when Timberlab, the contractor’s massive timber arm, has been growing. In May, the company reached a settlement acquire the assets of American Laminatorswhich makes glue-laminated timber, or glulam, an integral part of solid wood.
Kretzschmar’s promotion also comes less than a year after a major overhaul at Swinerton following the retirement of Eric Foster, former CEO of the company, after 42 years at the helm. Current CEO Callis took over from Foster, effective January, leaving the role that current COO Ray Haj filled that same month.
