One of Skanska’s infrastructure segments will have a new leader come Jan. 1.
Bill Matre, general manager of Skanska Koch, will pass the reins to Michael Donohue, effective Jan. 1, according to a Dec. 15 announcement from Skanska. Matre will continue to serve as senior vice president while he moves toward his retirement.
Donohue joined Skanska Koch in 2000 as a superintendent on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway project. He has served as a project manager, senior project manager and vice president for the firm. As Matre’s successor, Donohue will supervise overall operations and lead long-term strategic planning.
“As Bill steps aside from his role as General Manager, Michael’s steady leadership ensures the right path forward for our employees, customers, and partners,” Michael Viggiano, executive vice president of Skanska USA Civil’s East region, of which Skanska Koch is a part, said in the news release.
Matre first joined Skanska Koch, a division of Skanska that has historically worked on bridges and other infrastructure efforts, as an intern in 1982, according to the news release. That was the same year that the company, originally named Karl Koch Steel Erecting, was acquired by Skanska. Matre became a full-time field engineer in 1983 and rose through the ranks before being named general manager in 2017.
Over the past 40 years, Matre has been involved in projects including the Benjamin Franklin Bridge orthotropic decking, the first float-in bridge at 207th Street, JFK AirTrain, the 9/11 recovery and cleanup and the Bayonne Bridge, per the news release.
While under Matre’s leadership, the company re-entered the Philadelphia market and expanded its business, per the news release.
The succession plan falls into a pattern of other moves Skanska has made this year. Leo Sinicin, the CFO of Skanska USA, will retire effective Dec. 31 and be succeeded by Dan DeRooy, the current vice president of finance for Skanska USA Building, the company announced last month.
In October, the builder tapped Jenny Chandler Graham as its executive vice president and chief strategy officer, and picked Tieg Murray Rustam as its vice president of market strategy and creative services. Both promotions fall within its U.S. building operations.
