Contractor Barton Malow, keeping its eye on the future and preparing for innovation in its organization, has given four executives — two of whom were members of the company’s C-suite — additional responsibilities.
These four have all seen their core areas of management and monitoring expand, according to a March 9 announcement from the builder.
Brandon Booth, formerly the chief legal officer, is now the chief strategy and risk officer, per the announcement. Booth began his career in 2007 as an intern with Barton Malow, according to his company bio, while he pursued an undergraduate degree in construction management at Michigan State University.
He stayed at Southfield, Michigan-based Barton Malow through 2009, according to his LinkedIn, while he studied in law school at night. After working at multiple law firms, Booth returned to Barton Malow in 2023.
In his widened role, Booth will be responsible for all enterprise strategy, innovation, outside investments and built environment growth outside of Barton Malow’s core construction business, per the contractor.
In addition, Brandon Yezbick, has added administrative officer to his title, on top of his role as CFO, per the news release. Yezbick joined Barton Malow in 2008 and held roles as a cost engineer, controller and eventually senior director of project controls, per his company biography.
In his expanded position, Yezbick will lead enterprise functions, which include finance, human resources, systems and IT, lean, field services and real estate and facilities, to create integrated systems and strategic direction, per the release.
Outside of the C-suite, Lindsey Rem was named senior vice president of innovation and project delivery, and Cesar Diaz was named senior vice president of strategy and investments, per the announcement.
The contractor expanded the roles to align with its strategy of pursuing new businesses, a Barton Malow spokesperson told Construction Dive via email.
“We are always looking to evolve and refine our approach, and these latest leadership expansions will help us protect Barton Malow’s core construction business while allowing us to grow in other areas,” the spokesperson wrote.
Rem, for example, will work with the K-12 unit to test and refine new ideas while scaling successful endeavors to other projects and markets, per the spokesperson.
“The repeatability of the K12 market is key, allowing the team to accelerate the innovation cycle at a pace that other markets cannot match,” the spokesperson said.
