Newsmakers
Bonnie Oppermann has joined the staff of Grubb & Ellis/CBI, Inc., a Hawaii-based commercial and residential real estate firm. Hired as senior vice president, she will specialize in industrial and investment properties.
A Hawaii licensed attorney and real estate broker, Oppermann was most recently the principal broker for the Grand Wailea Lifestyles, a vacation rental property management company affiliated with the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa. She was also the assistant operating officer for the Damon Estate where she managed the estate’s industrial and commercial portfolio.
Tom Rietow has been hired by HPM Building Supply as its sales manager for lumber and building materials for Oahu, Maui and Kauai.
Rietow’s new position is a result of the Big Island-based company’s recent expansion into the neighbor island market. The company, which has had a successful Custom Metal Roofing sales office and operations in Honolulu for more than 10 years, recently added lumber and building supplies to the mix. The new Honolulu division started this summer.
Rietow has worked throughout the Hawaiian Islands in the construction and building supply industries for his entire 40-year career. He is also a licensed general contractor.
Kamu Anderson has been named project manager for Kiewit Building Group and will oversee the renovation of the Hale Koa Hotel. In his new position, Anderson has overall responsibility for this major project, including safety, quality, schedule and cost performance. A graduate of Kamehameha Schools and Arizona State University, he has been with Kiewit for 12 years, most recently as superintendent for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Kapolei office facility.
David Bylund, AIA, LEED AP, was named principal of Architects Hawaii, Ltd. (AHL) and will continue in the position of director of design for the company. Bylund has been with AHL for five years and was previously a senior associate/director of design. He currently serves on the State of Hawaii Environmental Council and is the chair for the Urban Land Institute Hawaii Sustainability committee. Bylund was project designer for the Center of Waikiki retail development, the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and the Kapolei Court Complex.
Jean-Louis Loveridge was promoted to senior associate of AHL. He focuses primarily on hospitality, high-end residential, retail/commercial projects and historic preservation.
Lisa Rapp, AIA, also was promoted to senior associate of AHL. Rapp was promoted from associate and has more than 17 years of experience in architecture, planning and design of large-scale resorts and urban hotels and restaurants.
Lester Ng also earned a promotion to senior associate of AHL. Ng’s experience covers 15 years of resort hotels in Southeast Asia and high-rise projects in Hawaii.
Matt Bickel was promoted to associate at AHL. Bickel joined the firm in 2004 with a focus on supporting existing technology while bringing new Information Technology solutions to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of design and production.
Marni Murdock, AIA, also was promoted to associate with AHL. Murdock has extensive experience in health care and laboratory design, involving facility planning and knowledge of complex equipment. Murdock is currently working on projects with the Blood Bank of Hawaii, Maui Memorial Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center.
Paul Bierman-Lytle has been appointed as chief sustainability officer (CSO) of Group 70 International, Inc. He will lead the firm’s Sustainable Development division. The new C-level position is one of the first for any architectural or planning firm in the U.S.
Bierman-Lytle has served as the chief architect and planner on more than 150 sustainable development projects spanning 29 years, and prior to joining Group 70, Bierman-Lytle served for 11 years as president and CEO of the Sustainable Environment Associates Corporation, where he developed innovative approaches to sustainable development.