William Utt Named KBR President and CEO

Utt steps into the top leadership position at KBR following Halliburton's announcement in January of its plans to separate KBR. The role of KBR president and CEO was previously eliminated in December 2004 when the company's business segments began reporting directly into Halliburton.

Halliburton recently announced that William "Bill" P. Utt, 48, has been named president and CEO of KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton. The appointment was effective as of April 3. Utt previously served as president and CEO of Suez Energy North America.

Utt holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia as well as a master's of business administration from The Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Hill & Wilkinson Ltd. has promoted Jeff Sanders, Gary Montgomery, Charlie Buescher, and Steve Camp to new leadership positions. Sanders has been promoted to senior vice president - estimating. He will lead the estimating functions of the firm in the manufacturing, institutional and health care divisions. Montgomery, a 26-year veteran of the firm, has been promoted to vice president - controls and administration. He is responsible for accounting, controls, systems, computing, human resources, sub/supplier pre-qualification and internal audit functions. Buescher has been promoted to vice president - business development. In his role, he will be responsible for marketing and sales for both the manufacturing and institutional divisions of the firm. Camp has been promoted to group manager of the institutional group and will be responsible for serving as liaison with the owner and architect with overall accountability for scheduling, cost compliance and personnel management.

URS Corp. has named Linda Summers director of business development in the company's Dallas office. Summers' responsibilities will include architectural design, and program management and construction management initiatives for the facilities, transportation and environmental markets. She will direct business development activities with state and local agencies as well as with private sector clients. Summers holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of North Texas.

PBS&J recently announced that C.D. "Dan" Reagan has joined the firm as senior
program manager for National Alternative Contract Delivery.

Reagan's background includes more than 38 years of service with the Federal Highway Administration, where he led major transportation initiatives throughout the nation.

Most recently, he was the FHWA's Division Administrator for the State of Texas.

Irvine Team recently announced that Lorrie D. Foreman has been promoted to senior vice president. Foreman recently spearheaded Irvine Team's $95 million renovation that transformed Houston's Compaq Center into the new home for Lakewood Church.

Foreman joined Irvine Team in February 2003 as director - project delivery and was promoted in February 2004 to vice president - operations.

Foreman earned a bachelor's of science in civil engineering from the University of South Alabama, was 1995 Engineer of the Year for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, graduated from the Navy Executive Leadership Program and served as an advisor to the chief of Naval Operation's Pentagon staff.

Raba-Kistner Consultants Inc. recently announced that Mark Wells, P.E., has joined the firm as vice president of construction materials engineering and testing. Wells received his bachelor's in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1986.

Wells will be principally responsible for managing materials engineering consulting and testing services, staff development, project consulting as well as negotiations for all major engineering-related projects.