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| 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.
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| 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:
Kim Manning, kmanning@taylorjohnson.com,
(312) 267-4527
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