AGC Introduces New Officers to Lead Construction Industry

AGC's new officers began their 2009-2010 term in the final days of Convention in San Diego. J. Doug Pruitt, chairman and chief executive officer of Sundt Construction Inc., Tempe, Ariz., will serve as president; Ted Aadland, president of Aadland Evans Constructors, Inc., Portland, Ore., will serve as senior vice president; Kristine Young, CEO of Miller the Driller, Des Moines, Iowa, will serve as vice president; and Samuel Hutchinson, president of Interface Construction Corp., St. Louis, Mo., will serve as treasurer. The officers will serve in these positions until March 2010, at which point Aadland will move into the position of president.Pruitt will lead the officers in a national effort to improve the productivity of the nation's construction companies, oversee the group's advocacy efforts on behalf of the industry and help builders weather today's challenging economic conditions. During his speech at the opening session, Pruitt called on the industry to challenge existing ways of doing business and make the profession more attractive to young professionals and students. [FLOWPLAYER=http://www3.agc.org/convention/openingsession.flv,500,369] For more information, contact Carolyn Coker at (703) 837-5306 or cokerc@agc.org.