FIRESTONE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flatiron, one of the nation's largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, has promoted Paul Newman to vice president of business development.
Mr. Newman has more than 30 years of construction experience, 23 of those managing heavy civil transportation projects. He most recently served as Flatiron’s Heavy Civil Division manager of business development, procuring large design-build projects, mainly in the eastern U.S. Before that he was the project manager on two award-winning design-build highway projects in the Carolinas – the Washington Bypass and the Knightdale Bypass, both in North Carolina. Prior to joining Flatiron in 2003, Mr. Newman was a project manager on the DeMatteo/Flatiron joint venture I-90/Logan Airport Interchange (part of the Big Dig) in Boston, Mass., for M. DeMatteo Construction Company.
“Paul has shown pride and leadership in his various roles at Flatiron, two qualities we highly value. Paul not only serves as a mentor and partner to those within our organization, he also works closely with owners, joint venture partners, and the rest of the industry,” said Matt Girard, Flatiron’s senior vice president of business development.
Flatiron, with a construction volume of more than $1 billion, is one of the leading providers of transportation construction and civil engineering in North America. Flatiron develops innovative solutions to construct infrastructure, including roads, bridges, tunnels, and rail transit, for both public and private clients. Flatiron also operates as a contractor in design-build and public-private partnership projects. Founded in 1947, the firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, one of the world's leading international construction service providers. Further information is available at www.flatironcorp.com.
HOCHTIEF is one of the leading international providers of construction-related services. With more than 70 000 employees and a sales volume of EUR 20.16 billion in FY 2010, the company is represented in all the world‘s major markets. The Group's service offering in the fields of development, construction, services, concessions and operation covers the entire life cycle of infrastructure projects, real estate and facilities. In the USA, the biggest construction market in the world, HOCHTIEF is the No. 1 general builder via its subsidiary Turner and, with Group company Flatiron, ranks among the most important players in the field of transportation infrastructure construction. With its subsidiary Leighton (HOCHTIEF share around 55 percent), the Group is market leader in Australia. Because of its engagement for sustainability, HOCHTIEF has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2006. Further information is available at www.hochtief.com/press.