DLR Group Employee-Ownership Grows With 200+ Leadership Appointments
May 14 2024 - 7:03AM
Business Wire
Two managing principals, four senior principals, and 28
principals, as well as 174 senior associates and associates were
recently appointed at DLR Group, a 100 percent employee-owned
global integrated design firm.
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“Through appointments, we recognize employee-owners who are
driving transformative change in our business and embodying our
brand promise to enhance the human experience through design,” said
Steven McKay, RIBA, LEED AP, Managing Principal and CEO at DLR
Group. “These visionary leaders exemplify our core values, and
their design innovation will ensure our ability to meet the
evolving needs of clients worldwide.”
Managing Principals
As part of a planned leadership transition initiated over the
past two years, Pamela Touschner, FAIA, and Peter Rutti, AIA, have
each been appointed a DLR Group Managing Principal. Both are also
members of the executive team.
Touschner joined DLR Group in 1993. Based in Los Angeles, she
leads 290 employee-owners as the California Region Leader, managing
operations for six California offices representing more than $75
million of revenue. She has held leadership positions in numerous
arms of AIA and NOMA.
Rutti joined DLR Group in 2012. As the firm’s chief design
officer, he directs all aspects of the integrated design process to
achieve DLR Group’s commitment to elevate the human experience
through design. He is a recognized performing arts and cultural
institution designer and a faculty associate and visiting critic at
design schools across the U.S.
Senior Principals
DLR Group senior principals are established, visible, respected
leaders and mentors who play a key role in establishing and
realizing the firm’s strategic goals. Less than 2% of the firm’s
more than 1,600 staff hold this critical leadership title.
- Molly Johnson: Johnson leads a robust human resources
function within the firm, having introduced benefits, compensation,
learning & development, performance management, and talent
acquisition specialties. She also gives employee-owners critical
feedback toward improving DLR Group’s culture with an annual
Culture Index.
- Audrey Koehn, NCIDQ, LEED AP: Koehn leads the firm’s
interior design discipline. She leads a team of more than 175
designers across all of the firm’s client sectors. DLR Group has
garnered recent awards from Fast Company, Metropolis, and other
industry leaders for our cutting-edge, sustainable interior design
solutions.
- Adam St. Cyr, AIA: As the firm’s Texas region leader,
St. Cyr is responsible for growing the business and culture across
three offices in one of DLR Group’s fastest-growing regions. He is
also an accomplished architect and experienced K-12 education
client leader.
- Carmen Wyckoff, AIA, LEED AP: Wyckoff is a project
manager and architect specializing in innovative K-12 education
facilities such as the MacConnell award-winning Canyon View High
School. As an advisory board member, she effectively champions the
value of employee ownership.
Principals
DLR Group principals consistently demonstrate the firm’s core
values while proactively, positively, and ethically leading the
firm to new levels. The class of 2024 principals includes 28
individuals representing architecture, engineering, interior
design, planning, and specialty services.
DLR Group also welcomed 79 new senior associates and 95 new
associates. Senior associates inspire and mentor others while
exhibiting leadership by taking on new challenges and influencing
design outcomes. Associates consistently excel in their role while
proactively sharing their design voice and contributing to
culture.
Since the previous year’s appointments, strong organic growth as
well as merger and acquisition activity brought 71 additional
leaders into the firm with appointments on-hire. This cohort
included three executive teammates, Chief Growth Officer Beth
Miller and Chief Development Officer Ignacio Reyes, FAIA, LEED AP,
both senior principals, and Principal and Global Leader of Equity
Diversity and Belonging, Jessica Bantom. Twenty additional
principals, 16 senior associates, and 32 associates round out this
cohort.
About DLR Group
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture,
engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new
construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to
elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires
sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector
clients; local communities; and our planet. DLR Group is 100
percent employee-owned and fully supports the initiatives and goals
of the 2030 Challenge and is an initial signatory to the China
Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
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