Europe and Canada prior to joining
Aecon Foundations. He was also business
unit leader at Laing O’Rourke
Infrastructure, UK for three years.
Richter says one of the things he
brings to Aecon Foundations is a
strong drive for innovation.
“Before I joined Aecon, I was at a
very innovative company where it was
all about looking outside the box to see
what kind of other technologies we can
use in order to improve the foundation
industry,” he said. “I believe that
if you’re not innovative, if you’re not
looking ahead at what’s coming next
and you are sitting still, then you will
be overtaken.”
According to Richter, the other
major hire was Otmar Frohlich, a
seasoned manager with decades of
experience in deep foundation work.
“We’re very lucky to have a very
experienced senior superintendent
who has worked in more than 17 countries
around the world,” said Richter.
“He was also able to attract a lot of
good people to our business.”
In the fall of 2013, the revitalized
company was awarded a large contract
to complete foundation work
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