Skanska USA Creates, Fills COO Position

Robert Ward will take on the newly created position of COO for Skanska USA Commercial Development.

NEW YORK CITY—Skanska USA Commercial Development has created a new leadership position—which has been filled from within the company—and has made several changes and additions to its national real estate development team.

Robert Ward will take on the newly created position of COO for Skanska USA Commercial Development. As COO, Ward will join the company’s deal review committee as a permanent member of the risk management team, which reviews all of the organization’s investments. He also will focus on driving Skanska’s corporate initiatives and will oversee the group’s newly centralized professional services support team, which includes sustainability, communications and three new positions in marketing, innovation and safety.