Doug Audiffred has been named chief financial officer of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest privately-held construction companies. He assumes this new position following a year-long transition period with former CFO George Scherer. Scherer, 63, retired on December 31, 2008, after 26 years with the firm.
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As Midwest Division President Kloster Retires, Wittkop and Kuntz Named to Head New McCarthy Divisions
Karl Kloster, Midwest Division president for McCarthy, will retire on May 1, 2009. Kloster’s announcement sets the stage for this Division, which currently extends from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast, to become two operational entities on January 1, a Southeast Division and a Central Division.
McCarthy Training Manager Assumes Leadership of Arizona USGBC
With McCarthy’s focus on green building construction and reinforcing sustainable principles in its projects, it makes perfect sense that Nora Calato, McCarthy’s Southwest Region training manager, serve as the 2008 president of Arizona’s chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).


