February 2007

Board of Directors elected

Mead & Hunt, an employee-owned design consulting firm, proudly announces its new seven-member Board of Directors, elected by stockholders at an early February meeting. 

“Few things are as energizing as realizing your vision and seizing it.  Even better is having the right elements aligned so that the track leading toward the vision is clear,” said Raj Sheth, Mead & Hunt President and Chief Executive Officer in the newly released annual report to the stockholders.  It is clear he is challenging every employee, including the Board of Directors, to continue with the incredible success the company has come to expect as he continues, “…this is a key time in Mead & Hunt’s history, and I’m thrilled for the team that will lead the charge.”

In 2006, the firm added many employees; opened two new offices in Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon; and significantly added to the diversity and complexity of projects led.  In the past eight years Mead & Hunt’s annual billings have tripled.

Re-elected to the Board in February are Doug Green, P.E., and Rusty Chesmore, P.E.  Newly elected to the Board is Paul Powers, AIA, NCARB.  Current members of the Board are Raj Sheth, P.E.; Andy Platz, P.E.; Amy Squitieri; and Eric Van Deuren, P.E.  Each Director is now leading or once led successful departments at the firm, and they bring unique specialties to their role on the Board.

Paul Powers, Manager of Aviation Architecture, is the first architect to be elected to Mead & Hunt’s Board of Directors in the firm’s 100-plus year history.

“The expansion of architectural services at Mead & Hunt is important to our company’s growth and financial health,” said Powers.  “We are working on our Strategic Plan to determine the future direction of our firm’s development; the growth of our architecture services both geographically and in the diversity of facilities needs to play an integral role in this plan.”

Mead & Hunt is rated as a top-300 consulting firm by Engineering News Record.  The firm provides engineering, architecture, planning, and historic preservation services for the following client types:  aviation and surface transportation, military, water resources, industrial and food, and municipalities and public entities.  The firm has existed for more than 100 years, growing steadily each year. 

Recent accomplishments include:
•Top 300 design firm in 2006 after moving up almost 70 placed in 2004, Engineering News Record
•Top 25 airport consulting firm in 2004 and 2005, The ENR’s Sourcebook
•Fastest rising architectural and engineering firm in 203, 2004 and 2005, The Zweig Letter Hot Firm list
•Top 25 civil engineering company to work for in the nation in 2003 and 2004, CE News