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Balfour Beatty Names New President of California Operations

Balfour Beatty has appointed Emily Kay as incoming president of California operations, based in Los Angeles. Kay will succeed current California president Brian Cahill, a 31-year Balfour Beatty veteran who will retire at the end of 2024. She will work in a transitional role until the end of the year and assumes her new role and responsibilities as president in California starting Jan. 1, 2025.

Kay has been with Balfour Beatty for 10 years and has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry. She has held various positions at the company, including her role as VP of operations in California, where she leads teams in providing operational excellence through deliveries of county facilities, and K-12 additions, modernizations and new construction projects in southern California.

She also spearheaded the expansion of Balfour Beatty’s special projects operations in the Los Angeles area where the company provides services for a wide variety of market sectors.

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