TEMPE, AZ—Longtime employee, Mike Hoover, has been named as president of Sundt Construction Inc. Hoover, previously serving as Sundt's executive vice president and chief operating officer for the general contractor's civil group, replaces former Sundt president and CEO, David S. Crawford, who retains his chief executive title. Tom Case, who joined Sundt in March as senior vice president, civil group, will move into Hoover's position as chief operating officer for that group.

Hoover, like Crawford, is among a shrinking class of construction company leaders who worked their way up from laborer to executive, holding just about every position in between. He originally joined Sundt as a laborer directly from high school in 1978, while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Arizona in Tucson. After college, Hoover worked in the field as an engineer and carpenter before returning to Sundt a few years later. Since then, he has held a variety of positions within the company including project engineer, project superintendent, project manager, senior project manager and division manager.

“Mike embodies our core values with a degree of loyalty and commitment that is unmatched,” said Crawford. “He also brings the right combination of leadership expertise and industry knowledge necessary to drive the company toward new frontiers and community stewardship.”