Chicago — Englewood Construction, one of the country’s leading commercial construction firms, has hired Benjamin Bowman as the company’s corporate controller. He joins the company from the construction division of KONE, Inc.
“With today’s strong commercial real estate landscape and rising construction activity levels, top professionals are in high demand in all areas of our field, including the financial and accounting end of our business,” says Bill Di Santo, president of Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction.
As corporate controller, Bowman will manage all financial activities including general accounting, management reporting, treasury, tax, and insurance/risk management functions across all of Englewood Construction’s business areas, including divisions focused on retail, restaurant, hospitality/entertainment, industrial, office and senior living construction as well as the firm’s facilities management group.
Bowman joins Englewood Construction from KONE, Inc., a provider of elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, where he served as controller for the global firm’s North American new construction division. He also spent 7 years as corporate controller for Westside Mechanical Group, a leading commercial HVAC/R contractor.
“Over the course of my career I’ve had the opportunity to work with a variety of companies both in and out of construction, and I believe those different experiences will serve me well dealing with the range of clients and projects a national firm like Englewood manages,” says Bowman. “I look forward to putting my skill set to work for such a well-respected company in this industry.”
Englewood Construction, Inc. is a commercial general contractor specializing in the construction of retail, restaurant, shopping center, hotel, education and office/industrial projects throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.eci.build.
SOURCE: Englewood Construction, Inc.