{"id":33806,"date":"2026-01-05T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/swinerton-begins-2026-with-exec-shuffle\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:42:14","slug":"swinerton-begins-2026-with-exec-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/swinerton-begins-2026-with-exec-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Swinerton begins 2026 with exec shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/808552\/2026-01-05_16.23.05\/swinerton-2026-exec-moves.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Concord, California-based Swinerton is kicking off with another executive shake-up.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Don Adair, longtime company veteran and the firm\u2019s current chief revenue officer, will <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/swinerton-announces-retirement-of-cro-don-adair-chris-chany-named-successor-302644052.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>retire on Jan. 9, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to a news release. Adair joined Swinerton in 1988, starting as a project engineer in the company\u2019s Los Angeles office.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As time went on, Adair shifted responsibilities \u2014 he was responsible for growing Swinerton Builders\u2019 San Diego office, which ultimately led to his appointment as executive vice president and CRO in 2019, per the builder.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image-right inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Headshots of Don Adair on the left and Chris Chany\" data-imagemodel=\"191353\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/oTz2ZDhWO7eDHGSEn3MOhGZJAGxKf3onB4tb334JhnU\/g:nowe:49:0\/c:480:600\/rs:fit:0:860\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9Td2luZXJ0b25fRG9uX0FkYWlyX2FuZF9DaHJpc19DaGFueV9Td2luZXJ0b25fSW5jb3Jwb3JhdGVkLmpwZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Don Adair<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Swinerton<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Swinerton is made up of Swinerton Builders, mass timber affiliate Timberlab, concrete constructor SAK Builders and national investment firm Lindgren Development.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Adair will be succeeded by Chris Chany, according to the announcement. Chany joined Swinerton Builders in 2013 as a project manager in the Austin, Texas, office, before moving to San Diego in 2018, where he joined the National Accounts team, of which Chany is currently the director, per his LinkedIn profile.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Adair and Chany worked with each other for nearly a decade, per the release. They cooperated on the transition once the news of Adair\u2019s retirement was shared internally to employee-owners in June.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cI am honored to step into this role and continue building on Don&#8217;s framework,\u201d Chany said in the release. \u201cOur focus will remain on building strong relationships, delivering extraordinary client experiences and driving growth for our teams and clients.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>This isn\u2019t the only executive move the company has made recently \u2014 the company announced that William Silva would become its <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/swinerton-new-mass-timber-lead-timberlab\/807734\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>new director of national mass timber<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> on Dec. 11. Silva is also tasked with creating its mass timber center of excellence, an initiative that would help the firm integrate more closely with its mass timber affiliate, Timberlab.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/swinerton-2026-exec-moves\/808552\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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