Kevin E. Dow Named Vice President and General Manager of Turner's Southern California Operations

NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, announced Kevin E. Dow has been named Vice President and General Manager of the firm's Southern California office located in Anaheim, California. Dow will also serve as the General Manager of Regional Operations for Turner's Southwest region, which includes the firm's offices in Southern California and Arizona.

In his role, Dow will be responsible for the overall leadership of Turner's operations in the Southwest region that is responsible for completing work on more than $600 million of construction activity for the firm's clients each year.

Dow joined Turner in 1980 and had various assignments in Turner's Boston and Connecticut offices. In 2006, Dow was named an officer of the firm and later that year transferred to Turner's office in Orange County California where he was named Vice President of Pre-construction Services. Dow then was promoted to Vice President and Operations Manager of the office.  In 2008, Kevin was promoted to Vice President and Manager of the Southern California office, his most recent assignment. 

Dow holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University. 

Turner has been constructing buildings in the Southwest for more than 45 years. Turner has built some of the most recognizable buildings in the Southwest, including the Union Bank Tower, the first high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles, the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, the tallest building west of the Mississippi and managed the renovations for the Angels Stadium in Anaheim. Turner currently is working on: Valley Region High School #5 and Central Region High School #13 for the Los Angeles Unified School District, Eisenhower Medical Center Annenberg Pavilion, San Diego Terminal 2 West Building and Airside Expansion for the San Diego Country Regional Airport Authority and the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Camp Pendleton for the United States Marine Corps. Notable clients Turner has successfully partnered with in the region include: UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the University of California at San Diego, Santa Ana Unified School District and Los Angeles Community College District.

About Turner

Turner is the leading general builder in the U.S., ranking first or second in the major segments of the building construction field.  During 2008 Turner completed $10.7 billion of construction. Turner is the only builder offering clients a nationwide network of offices across the U.S. Founded in 1902, the firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF. For more information, visit Turner's website at www.turnerconstruction.com.

HOCHTIEF is one of the leading international providers of construction-related services. With more than 64,000 employees and a sales volume of EUR 18.70 billion in FY 2008, the company is represented in all the world's major markets. The Group's service offering in the fields of development, construction, services, concessions and operation covers the entire life cycle of infrastructure projects, real estate and facilities. In the USA, the biggest construction market in the world, HOCHTIEF is the No. 1 general builder via its subsidiary Turner and, with Group company Flatiron, ranks among the most important players in the field of transportation infrastructure construction. With its subsidiary Leighton (HOCHTIEF share around 55 percent), the group is market leader in Australia. Because of its engagement for sustainability, HOCHTIEF has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2006. Further information is available at www.hochtief.com/press.

SOURCE Turner Construction Company

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