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Michael Smithson Joins Tutor Perini to Lead the Building and Specialty Contractors Segments

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) (the Company), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, announced today that Michael Smithson recently joined the Company as an Executive Vice President to lead and manage the growth and future success of the Building and Specialty Contractors segments.

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  • Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) (the Company), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, announced today that Michael Smithson recently joined the Company as an Executive Vice President to lead and manage the growth and future success of the Building and Specialty Contractors segments.
  • Prior to joining Skanska USA, he worked for Kenny Construction in Chicago for seven years.
  • Mr. Smithson has a Bachelor of Science in Geologic Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading civil, building and specialty construction company offering diversified general contracting and design-build services to private clients and public agencies throughout the world.

SKIDATA Names Darrell Smithson President, North America

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

SKIDATA Inc., the worlds leading provider of solutions to manage access to parking facilities, ski resorts, and stadia, has named Darrell Smithson President, North America.

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  • SKIDATA Inc., the worlds leading provider of solutions to manage access to parking facilities, ski resorts, and stadia, has named Darrell Smithson President, North America.
  • An experienced and accomplished business leader, Smithson will oversee all of SKIDATAs operations throughout the United States and Canada.
  • Darrell Smithson is a respected and innovative leader, said David Luken, CEO of parent company SKIDATA GMBH.
  • SKIDATA is the worlds most celebrated access technology brand, and Im honored to have the opportunity to reinforce that brand throughout North America, said Smithson.

Warren Winiarski Receives James Smithson Bicentennial Medal

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Friday, November 22, 2019

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will award famed winemaker, mentor and preservationist Warren Winiarski of Napa, California, the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal in recognition of his contributions to American winemaking and the museum's American Food & Wine History Project.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will award famed winemaker, mentor and preservationist Warren Winiarski of Napa, California, the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal in recognition of his contributions to American winemaking and the museum's American Food & Wine History Project.
  • During his time as a University of Chicago graduate student, Winiarski spent a year in Italy studying Niccolo Machiavelli manuscripts.
  • Since then, Winiarski has mentored generations of top winemakers and helped ensure the future of vineyards in the Napa Valley through land-preservation efforts.
  • The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal, established in 1965, is given under the Secretary's authority to persons who have made distinguished contributions to the advancement of areas of interest to the Smithsonian.

Athena CEO Holly Smithson Awarded Business Woman of the Year

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Friday, November 15, 2019

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Athena announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Holly Smithson is awarded San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) Business Woman of the Year for 2019.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Athena announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Holly Smithson is awarded San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) Business Woman of the Year for 2019.
  • The SDBJ annually recognizes San Diego business leaders contributing with distinction to their workplaces and communities.
  • Prior to joining Athena as CEO in 2017, Smithson served as Vice President, Business Strategy at the California Life Sciences Association, the nation's largest statewide advocacy organization for the life sciences sector.
  • She has been recognized by multiple organizations, including San Diego Business Journal (CEO of the Year, 2019), Xconomy (Diversity Champion Finalist, 2019), San Diego Magazine (Woman of the Year Finalist, 2019).