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Swinerton CEO Eric Foster will retire after 42 years with the company, effective January 11. President David Callis will succeed him, the San Francisco builder announced in a press release sent to Construction Dive. The succession plan was first shared internally with employees in June, according to the company.
Eric Foster
Courtesy of Swinerton
Foster, who started with Swinerton as a project engineer in 1982 and became CEO in January 2020shortly before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he saw the company grow across different industries and verticals within the construction industry.
He led the additions of Timberlab, the company’s massive timber subsidiary, SAK Builders and MDBuilders as they became part of Swinerton’s service offering.
Under Foster’s leadership, the company also added Facility Solutions, the full-service provider of building maintenance, and Perq, a provider of pre-engineered and pre-engineered parking solutions, along with Swinerton Energy, a specialty separate entity in engineering, procurement and construction services. for industrial customers.
David Callis
Courtesy of Swinerton
Callis joined Swinerton in 2001 as a senior project manager, and has served as the company’s president since January 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile. While president, Callis developed and expanded the company’s public-private partnership capabilities, with a portfolio of more than $1 billion in projects, including the County of Orange Civic Center in Santa Ana, Californiaand McKinney Airport Hangar.
“David is the perfect person to lead the company,” Foster said in the statement. “He is committed to our vision for the future and to the growth of our employee ownership model.”
As CEO, Callis will prioritize the company’s growth strategy and foster innovation, Swinerton said.
