BE&K Building Group Promotes Parker and Powell to Vice President Positions
Greenville, South Carolina „ The BE&K Building Group has promoted Tim Parker and Bob Powell to senior-level positions within the company. Parker has been named Vice President¿Business Development, and Powell has been promoted to Vice President¿Operations. The announcement was made by Mac Carpenter, BE&K Building Group senior vice president in charge of Greenville operations.

As Vice President¿Business Development, Parker is responsible for sales, marketing and preconstruction services. Parker began his construction career in 1993 with the BE&K Building GroupÍs predecessor company, Suitt Construction in Greenville. During his nearly 14 years with the company, Parker has held increasingly responsible positions within the areas of scheduling/planning, estimating, project management, and sales. For the past nine years, he has served as director of business development for the Greenville operation, developing core client relationships with esteemed companies in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing and distribution, automotive, food, electronics, rubber and plastics, metalworking and textiles. Parker is a 1991 graduate of Clemson University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.

Some high-profile South Carolina projects Parker has been associated with include the recently completed, award-winning Vought Aircraft IndustriesÍ 787 Dreamliner Composite Fuselage Manufacturing Complex in North Charleston, a multifaceted project representing the largest single capital investment in South Carolina in the past 10 years; Benteler AutomotiveÍs manufacturing facility in Duncan; Famous Craft BoatÍs new manufacturing facility in Anderson; SYSCO FoodsÍ distribution facility (and its current expansion) in Columbia; Fuji Photo FilmÍs distribution center and office addition in Greenwood; BMWÍs Performance Center in Greer; and the award-winning Marriott Greenville renovation in Greenville. A significant percentage of the projects Parker has been involved with have been delivered using the design-build approach.

In his new role as Vice President¿Operations, Powell is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations related to project execution. Powell has more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry and has been part of teams constructing over $640 million of facilities. He was originally hired by Suitt Construction in 1979 and served in various roles over a 13-year period, including seven years in the capacity of vice president/division manager of the companyÍs Florida operation. Powell received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with Construction Option from North Carolina State University (1970). Since rejoining the company in 2005, Powell has served as the project executive overseeing multiple (and concurrent) projects for the Greenville County SchoolsÍ major expansion program.

About BE&K Building Group — The BE&K Building Group is a leading construction services firm with an established track record for serving commercial, healthcare, industrial, and institutional clients throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Based in Charlotte, the BE&K Building Group also has commercial operations in six other locations: Atlanta; Birmingham; Greenville (SC); Nashville; Orlando; Raleigh; and Washington, D.C.

The BE&K Building Group is listed at No. 10 in Southeast Construction magazineÍs annual ranking of the Southeast's Top Contractors (published April 2006). Southeast ConstructionÍs Top Contractors ranking is based upon each firmÍs 2005 revenue generated from projects within a four-state region „ North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. The BE&K Building GroupÍs parent company is Birmingham-based BE&K, Inc.

The BE&K Building Group has project capability in a number of market sectors, with specific focus on a limited number of sectors in which its highly trained and experienced people have compiled records of success with specialized project delivery. These areas of concentration include Commercial (including Mixed-use), Education, Entertainment/Sports/Leisure, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Hospitality, Life Sciences, Manufacturing/Distribution and Public Facilities. Our projects have a rich history of recognition for design and construction excellence.

About BE&K, Inc. — Since its founding in 1972, Birmingham-based BE&K, Inc. ¿ through a variety of construction and engineering subsidiaries ¿ has been a major force in pulp and paper, power and heavy industrial construction, as well as design and maintenance. BE&K, Inc. currently ranks #40 on Engineering News-RecordÍs (ENR) prestigious list of Top 400 Contractors and is one of the SoutheastÍs largest employee-owned and privately held companies. BE&K has been recognized as an industry leader in family friendly workplace practices, honored as a recipient of Working Woman magazineÍs ñDiversity Championî award, included in FortuneÍs listing of ñBest Places to Work in America,î and is on Forbes listing of the ñTop 400 Privately Held Companies in the U.S.î

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