BE&K Elects Luther Cochrane to Board of Directors.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Mike Goodrich, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BE&K, Inc. today announced that Luther P. Cochrane has been elected to BE&K's board of directors. Cochrane is CEO of BE&K Building Group, which serves the commercial construction market in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States from its headquarters in Charlotte, NC, and includes Suitt Construction Company, FN Thompson Company, and the BE&K Healthcare Construction Group. "Luther is a tremendous leader and great asset to BE&K," said Goodrich. "His expertise in the construction business and healthcare market is evident in the quality of clients he brings to BE&K, and in all aspects of his operations. He is a valued member of our team, and will be even more valuable to BE&K as a member of its board of directors." As chairman and CEO of BE&K Building Group, Cochrane is quickly establishing the group as a $1 billion per year contender in the commercial construction arena. With nearly 700 employees, and a focus on long-term strategic relationships which yields repeat business, Cochrane's group has completed the initial phase of dozens of new projects in education, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , healthcare, life sciences and technology, manufacturing and distribution, residential, hospitality, office, industrial, and entertainment. "Years of experience have taught me that business is really all about people," said Cochrane. "BE&K shares and supports my values, especially my respect for our clients and our employees. I am honored to be elected to BE&K's board of directors, and look forward to using my knowledge of the construction industry to provide strategic guidance to a great company with a very bright future." Prior to joining BE&K, Cochrane was the worldwide chairman and CEO of Bovis Lend Lease, the successor to McDevitt & Street Company, once North Carolina's largest privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . A long time resident of Charlotte and Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC , Cochrane also graduated with Honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law The University of North Carolina School of Law is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845, UNC Law is among the oldest law schools in the nation. where he was elected to the of the Order of the Coif An unincorporated national scholastic honor society in law. Its purpose is to foster excellence in legal scholarship and to recognize those who have attained high grades in law school or who have distinguished themselves in the teaching of law. and was a member of the University of North Carolina Law Review. He is a published author of numerous articles, including "Organization and Financing of the Construction Contractor" and "Municipal Development: Creating the Capital Project" and has spoken or lectured on a variety of real estate and construction topics at such institutions as Georgia Tech and the Wharton School. Over the course of his career in construction, Cochrane has been recognized with honors, including the Golden Hammer Award from the Professional Construction Estimators Association, the British Counsel General's Award, and Crain's Business Leaders of New York. He currently serves on the board of directors of New Dominion Bank, is chairman of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, and served recently on the board of the Carolinas Healthcare System Carolinas Healthcare System is a hospital network located throughout North and South Carolina. About 90% of the hospitals affiliated with the system are located within a 75 mile radius of Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. . BE&K, Inc. is one of the Southeast's largest employee owned and privately held companies, with operations in pulp and paper construction, power/cogeneration construction, and process industrial and manufacturing construction. The company, which serves both the public and private sectors, has received numerous awards, including being chosen as one of the top 100 companies to work for by Fortune and Working Mother magazines. BE&K has earned multiple national and regional Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) Excellence in Construction awards, and BE&K Construction recently received the Crystal Vision Award from the National Association of Women in Construction. It is an industry leader in safety, with five BE&K projects achieving OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP VPP Voluntary Protection Program (OSHA) VPP Velocity Prediction Program (to predict sail boat performance) VPP Virtual Presence Protocol VPP Volts Peak to Peak VPP Virtual Presence Post ) Star status. Committed to being a good citizen in its communities, the BE&K Partners in Education (PE) program has earned recognition from the National Council for Corporate and School Partnerships. For more information on BE&K, please contact Susan Wasley at (205) 972-6688 or visit the company website at http://www.bek.com. |
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