News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: July 21, 2023
CBT promotes 11 new principals
Nirva Fereshetian, Devanshi Purohit, Mitch Bush, Kate Finn, and Kent Southard.
(Not pictured/remote – Talitha Fabricius and Sae Kim)
Boston, MA CBT, an internationally recognized design firm, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of 11 new principals in its Boston and Abu Dhabi offices. These individuals have been instrumental in the realization of the firm’s exemplary and award-winning projects at several scales, in advancing its culture and talent attraction and retention practices, and in growing its profile and expertise in the world of digital technology.
The new Principals are (alphabetically): Ariel Brain AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C; Talitha Fabricius, Middle East regional director; Nirva Fereshetian, chief information officer; Kent Southard, CFO; Kate Finn, SPHR, director of human resources; Mitch Bush, AIA, NCARB; Henry Celli, AIA, CHPC, LEED AP; Sae Kim, AIA; Robin Fitzgerald-Green, AIA; Maureen O’Brien NCIDQ, LEED AP ID+C; and Devanshi Purohit, AICP.
“We congratulate our new Principals, all of whom embody traits integral to an industry-leading design firm in the 21st century; one defined by robust and agile talent,” said David Nagahiro, senior principal and president of CBT. “This milestone represents our commitment to building CBT’s next generation of leadership and will only strengthen adherence to our core principles of equity, resilience, and connection through our work.”
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