Thursday, May 17, 2018

Englewood Construction Hires Benjamin Bowman as Corporate Controller



Benjamin Bowman
                                                                                              
CHICAGO, IL – Englewood Construction, one of the country’s leading commercial construction firms, has hired Benjamin Bowman as the company’s corporate controller. Bill Di Santo, president of Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction, made the announcement.

“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,” said Di Santo.

 “In this competitive hiring environment, we are pleased to have found such a great match for our team in Ben. We know his background in the industry and diverse experience will be an asset to our firm as we continue to see growth year over year and a steady pipeline of new work coming our way.”

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 joined 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.

William Di Santo
 He also spent seven years as corporate controller for Westside Mechanical Group, a leading commercial HVACR contractor. 

Prior to entering the construction industry, Bowman held positions as a senior auditor for Sikich LLP, an accounting, advisory, technology and managed services firm, and as a staff accountant for Starcom MediaVest Group.

“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,” said Bowman. “I look forward to putting my skill set to work for such a well-respected company in this industry.”

Bowman holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill.
   
For more information, please contact:

 Sarah Lyons, slyons@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4520
Kim Manning, kmanning@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4527



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