{"id":30225,"date":"2013-01-14T08:05:07","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T13:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=30225"},"modified":"2013-01-14T08:06:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T13:06:19","slug":"bahamian-architect-named-ceo-of-beck-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/01\/bahamian-architect-named-ceo-of-beck-group","title":{"rendered":"Bahamian Architect Is New Beck Group CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30226\" title=\"Fred Perpall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fred-perpall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fred-perpall.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fred-perpall-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Century-old provider of commercial real estate services will transition CEO role in anticipation of next phase of company\u2019s growth. The Beck Group announced that CEO Peter Beck assumed the position of executive chairman focusing on marketing, strategy and international operations as of January 1, 2013. Fred Perpall, who most recently served as The Beck Group\u2019s Managing Principal and Director of Design of the Eastern Division, has been named the new CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Periodically, The DS3 Group shines a spotlight upon members of the community making great professional strides and serving as inspiration for entrepreneurs and young adults. Perpall, age 38, serves as just the fifth CEO in The Beck Group\u2019s 100-year history. Marking the first step in a multi-year transition, Perpall\u2019s appointment carries on the firm\u2019s tradition of promoting CEOs in their mid-30s. The Beck Group\u2019s transition strategy allows new CEOs to work in partnership with their predecessors for a decade or more, enhancing the firm\u2019s culture that reflects an obsessive commitment to its employees and customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to position ourselves for growth at the beginning of our next century,\u201d said Peter Beck. \u201cWe believe that promoting leaders with most of their careers ahead of them ensures the vitality and success of the firm. I look forward to working collaboratively with Fred for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his new role, Perpall will lead the company in continuing to integrate multiple building disciplines and leveraging innovative technologies to deliver superior value to customers. \u201cPeter and I have enjoyed a great working relationship for the past 13 years,\u201d said Perpall. \u201cI look forward to our continued partnership as we build upon the past and create a bright future for the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Named one of Georgia\u2019s Top 40 under 40 in 2011 by Georgia Trend Magazine, Fred is a native of the Bahamas educated at St. John\u2019s College, the College of the Bahamas, University of Texas at Arlington and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Fred\u2019s career at Beck has included a broad range of projects including higher education, religious, athletic, recreational, sustainability and healthcare in domestic and international markets. He has also led the company\u2019s expansion into the Caribbean bridging his international experience with domestic needs in the Bahamas and Caribbean at large.<\/p>\n<p>Acclaimed projects under his company\u2019s management include The Princess Margaret Hospital, the College of the Bahamas, the Bay Rec Condominiums in Nassau, Bahamas, the Nassau International Airport and the Commonwealth Bank Headquarters and Branch Building in Nassau, Bahamas. Perpall is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Congratulations to Fred on this exciting chapter of his career. He and his wife Abi currently live in Atlanta with their two daughters, Ava and Ali.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">The Beck Group Fred Perpall<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Founded in 1912, The Beck Group offers a full spectrum of commercial professional services including development, planning, architecture, interior design, construction and sustainability consulting. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and maintains a national team of over 500 employees, who work among a network of offices in Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Fort Worth, Mexico City, San Antonio and Tampa. The firm\u2019s notable projects in recent years have included the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia; Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas; Michael W. Krzyzewski Center for Athletic Excellence in Durham, North Carolina; Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California; and the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in Tampa, Florida.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">For more information, visit www.beckgroup.com. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">By PJ Douglas Sands<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beck Group announced that CEO Peter Beck assumed the position of executive chairman and Bahamian Fred Perpall has been named the new CEO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[153,28],"class_list":["post-30225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-business-2","tag-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}