Publicis Healthcare Communications Group (PHCG) appointed Nathalie Le Bos as CFO, in which she will be responsible for overseeing and strengthening the network’s global financial functions. Le Bos recently served as CFO for PHCG Europe. A seven-year veteran of Publicis Groupe, she was also the operations control director for Publicis Worldwide, where she was instrumental in enhancing operations in the Europe office.
Frank J. Fortner has been named president of health care solutions provider Iatric Systems Inc. As leader of the company, Fortner is now responsible for directing product strategies within the application and interface software teams. With more than 20 years in the hospital IT marketplace, he delivers cost-effective IT integration solutions to the firm’s clients.
Newly hired project manager for Conshohocken, Penn.-based Shoemaker Construction Co., Matt Madeira will oversee and manage all phases of a construction project from preconstruction to completion, including the development of a project schedule, construction plan and project phasing. During construction, Madeira is responsible for managing and directing the work of the specialty contractors and personnel.
Rich Driggs was named national director of construction management and design-build at Heery International. With more than 22 years of construction and real estate industry experience, Driggs comes to the company from Lend Lease Corporation, where he served as executive vice president and head of Integrated Projects—Americas.
Jennie Evans, vice president and operations specialist with HKS Inc., was elected Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design president for 2013 to 2014. In her new position, Evans will be responsible for carrying out the association’s goals, objectives, policies and programs developed by the membership and the Board of Directors, where she also serves as chairperson.
KLMK Group Inc., a provider of health care planning and facility-related advisory solutions, hired George Watts as principal consultant. Joining the Dallas office, Watts brings more than 30 years of experience in real estate owners’ representation, preconstruction and construction project management and executive management in the construction industry. Previously, he worked as a principal for WATTS Consulting.
Nova Witkowski, ACHE, LEED AP, is now the director of business development for Leo A Daly’s Atlanta office. In this role, Witkowski will be responsible for initiating and maintaining contacts with key clients and industry representatives in the local market.
Skanska USA Building hired industry veteran Mark Miller, LEED AP, as project director for its growing New Haven, Conn., office. Miller brings more than 21 years of construction expertise to the company, with a history of completing several projects in various industries, including health care and higher education.
Steve Nelson has been hired to serve C.W. Driver as its new vice president of estimating in the firm’s Pasadena office. In this position, Nelson will act as a trusted advisor for company clients and will be responsible for providing estimates on the firm’s preconstruction services and proposals. A 30-year industry veteran, Nelson and his extensive experience are crucial for various practice areas including education projects.
A new addition to McCarthy Building Companies’ health care team, Josh Rownd is now the firm’s director of business development for its central division. A registered architect, Rownd joins McCarthy from Atlanta-based HDR Inc, holding 27 years of experience in architecture, design/build and construction. Certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board, he holds architectural licenses in Missouri, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas and in Canada.
