Foster has been appointed Vice President of Risk Management for Barton Malow Holdings, which oversees Barton Malow’s commercial and institutional division (Builders) and its union-based industrial contractor (Company). Foster began at Barton Malow in April 2019 after nearly 12 years with Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., and previously served as its Senior Director of Risk Management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and pre-law from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Varga will lead business strategy as Vice President of Barton Malow Builders. Varga has worked in the construction industry since graduating from Michigan State University in 2001 and has been with Barton Malow since May 2005. In 18 years at Barton Malow, Varga has served in a variety of leadership roles, including marketing, business development, preconstruction, LIFTbuild, and business strategy. She also earned a Master of Business Administration in project management from Lawrence Technological University.
Benvenuto has been with Barton Malow since 1999 and is currently leading construction on the multi-use Exchange project in downtown Detroit, the first development being built using LIFTbuild’s top-down technology. Before his promotion to Chief Operating Officer of Barton Malow’s LIFTbuild division, he served as a Vice President of LIFTbuild. Benvenuto began in Barton Malow’s self-perform division and worked his way up to Vice President of Barton Malow Company and then LIFTbuild prior to being named COO.
