March 27, 2025 — Komatsu America Corp. has announced that Rod Schrader will step down from his chairman and CEO roles on March 31, and will fully retire effective June 30, 2025. Rod Bull will become CEO of Komatsu North America Corp. effective April 1. Bull currently serves as executive vice president of Komatsu’s North America region. He brings nearly 25 years of leadership experience in the heavy equipment manufacturing industry, including 14 years with Komatsu. 

BEDFORD, Mass. (Nov. 14, 2024) — Dodge Construction Network, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates “Clearlake”) and STG Partners, LLC (“STG”), has announced executive changes and the successful closing of a financing transaction.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 13, 2024) — Arcoro, a provider of human resources management (HR) solutions for construction and field-based industries, announced that the company's board of directors has appointed Dave Gray as CEO, effective immediately. Gray, an internet technology industry veteran, most recently served as CEO of Daxko, a technology partner for health and fitness centers worldwide. He will assume Arcoro’s day-to-day leadership and join its board of directors.

March 21, 2024 — Effective April 1, José Cuadrado has been appointed Global CEO at Yanmar Compact Equipment (Yanmar CE), and Chairman of the Board at Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. Cuadrado replaces Giuliano Parodi, who is now transferring to manage the Yanmar Group’s Strategy Division as chief strategy officer.

CLEVELAND (March 4, 2024) – Diversified Fall Protection (DFP), a large turnkey fall protection integrator in the U.S. for regulatory-driven systems and services, announced the appointment of Travis Nelson, PE, CSP, as the company’s new CEO. Nelson is a leader and influencer in the fall protection industry and brings over 20 years of industry experience to the position.

RICHFIELD, Wis. (March 1, 2024) – Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, LLC appointed Eric Liner as its new president and CEO, effective Feb. 5, 2024. He succeeds Jay Sugar, who successfully led the company for the past three years and is retiring March 1, 2024.

MOBILE, Ala. (Oct. 12, 2023) — Thompson Engineering, a multidisciplined engineering firm with offices in eight Southeastern states, announced Kendall Kilpatrick will be the company’s CEO effective Jan. 1, 2024. Kilpatrick succeeds John Baker, who will remain CEO and chairman of Thompson Holdings, the parent company of Thompson Engineering.

PASADENA, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2023) — Bluebeam, a developer of solutions and services for architecture, engineering and construction professionals worldwide and brand subsidiary of Nemetschek Group, has added two new talents into its executive suite.

ORLANDO, Fla. (April 28, 2022) — RedTeam Software, a leading construction management software platform provider, has named Traci VanDalsem vice president of client experience. 

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (April 6, 2017) – EY announced that Gregory J. Owens, IronPlanet Chairman and CEO, is a semifinalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Northern California Region Award.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (June 20, 2016)  – EY recently announced that Wesley Palmisano, CEO of Palmisano, a New Orleans commercial contracting firm, received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Award in the industrial services and construction category in the Gulf Coast Area. This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award program.