SB Architects Announces New Chief Financial Officer and Three New Vice Presidents
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- SB Architects is pleased to announce the promotion of three key staff members to vice president and, for the first time in the firm's history, a new chief financial officer. Scott Boyle and Eric Nyhus in the firm's San Francisco office, and Jorey Friedman, AIA, in the firm's Miami office, embody the talent and dedication of the firm's second generation of leadership. In his key role as the firm's chief financial officer, John Cisco will help to ensure a strong future for the rapidly-growing practice.
The three new vice presidents share a high level of leadership, professionalism and enthusiasm, and illustrate the firm's commitment to expanding its leadership and capabilities from within. Ms. Friedman has over 20 years of experience, 14 of them in SB Architects' Miami office. Her leadership capabilities enable her to forge strong project teams that work together efficiently, and she leads the design of some of the firm's most prominent resort projects, including new resorts in the Caribbean, Egypt and India. With 15 years of experience, Mr. Boyle brings a wealth of experience across project types. His ability to create and maintain a strong vision positions enables him to lead the design teams for some of the firm's most extensive mixed-use resort projects, including the new Montage Royal Island Resort in the Bahamas. His dedication to expanding and improving the practice are invaluable.
Mr. Nyhus also brings to his role over 15 years of experience, as well as boundless enthusiasm, design talent and strong management skills. He has played key leadership roles on the design teams for Ritz-Carlton Kapalua and Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, two of the firm's most high-profile resort renovation projects, as well as several new resorts in the Mediterranean. Most recently a member of the executive management team for Auberge Resorts, Mr. Cisco brings to his new role as chief financial officer over 20 years of experience overseeing the financial performance of numerous companies in the resort and lifestyle industry. His vast experience in asset development and growth strategies make him a perfect fit for this fast-growing architectural practice. SB Architects combines the experience of nearly a half-century of practice with the energy and drive of a dynamic second generation of leadership. Amidst an exciting era of change and growth, this venerable design firm has seen the retirement of its founding partner, the emergence of a second generation of partners, the birth of a new brand identity, the re-location of its San Francisco practice to a new, expanded headquarters, and the re-location of its Miami office to a larger space. Concurrently, it has over doubled in size and billings, and has firmly established itself at the head of the class in its two primary practice areas: hotels & resorts and urban mixed-use projects. For the past two years, the firm has been listed among both the fastest-growing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and the fastest-growing design firms in the United States. SB Architects has built a long-standing reputation for excellence in the planning and design of multi-family residential, mixed-use, hotel, resort, and vacation ownership projects. The firm's portfolio of work includes projects throughout the United States, in Mexico, South America, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, China, Indonesia, Egypt and the Middle East. With a combined staff of 145 professionals in its two offices, SB Architects remains a hands-on, design-oriented practice, well-known for site-sensitive, contextually appropriate design. The firm has received nearly 200 awards for design excellence. First Call Analyst:
CONTACT: Heather Sandy Hebert, Director of Corporate Communications of Web site: http://www.sb-architects.com/
2008-03-12 20:31:14 0311358 PRNEWSWIRE
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