McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Southern Region has promoted Preston Hodges to vice president of the Houston division. In this role, Hodges will lead business development and client service efforts. He possesses strong ties to the local market and brings a depth of experience in both public and private sectors. Leveraging his expertise, Hodges will focus on maintaining and growing McCarthy’s healthcare, research and higher education presence in the Houston area as well as other key markets.
Originally hired as a project manager in 2013, Hodges focused mostly on major healthcare and research projects for Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and CHI St. Luke’s. In just three years, he was promoted to a project director, making him one of the youngest in the company. Upon joining McCarthy, Hodges began executing the launch of the Specialized Solutions Group (SSG), which focuses on healthcare, research, and higher education renovations and expansions. The SSG has helped McCarthy expand and build upon its solid reputation within the healthcare market and win high-profile work with some of the largest, most well-known healthcare and research institutions in the Texas Medical Center.
“Preston has proven to be a remarkable leader and great asset to McCarthy,” said McCarthy Houston Division President, Jim Stevenson. “His work ethic is evident from the development and success of the SSG program he has been instrumental in developing and will further solidify our position in the market as a leading healthcare builder. We look to him to continue to strengthen other sectors as he has done with healthcare.”
Actively involved in the industry, Hodges is a member of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Houston, AGC Construction Futures Committee, American Society of Healthcare Engineers, American Hospital Association and has served on the AGC Construction Leadership Council Board. Furthermore, his passion for the community has led to his involvement with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Texas Children’s Hospital and the American Heart Association.
Hodges earned a Bachelor of Science in Construction Science from Texas A&M University. In addition, he is a Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) and holds a Healthcare Construction Certificate.
About McCarthy
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is the oldest privately held national construction company in the country – with more than 150 years spent collaborating with partners to solve complex building challenges on behalf of its clients. With an unrelenting focus on safety and a comprehensive quality program that span all phases of every project, McCarthy utilizes industry-leading design phase and construction techniques combined with value-add technology to maximize outcomes. Repeatedly honored as a Best Place to Work and Healthiest Employer, McCarthy is ranked the 15th largest domestic general contractor (Engineering News-Record, May 2017). With approximately 1,900 salaried employees and offices in St. Louis; Atlanta; Collinsville, Ill.; Portage, Ind.; Kansas City, Kan.; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; Denver; Dallas, Houston; and San Diego, Newport Beach, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento, Calif. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about the company is available online at www.mccarthy.com or by following the company on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Google+.
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For more information, Contact:
Elizabeth LaMonte
Dala Communications for McCarthy – Texas
Office: 972-931-7576 ext. 354
Cell: 817-800-6793
elizabeth@dalacommunications.com
Susan Garritano
McCarthy Building Companies
Cell: 314-968-3300
sgarritano@mccarthy.com