George Chabot has joined Acella Construction Corp. (www.acellaconstruction.com), as its vice president/general manager.
In this role, he will assist Acella's president Dave Dirubbo in a number of key areas, including business development and overall strategy for growth.
Chabot comes to Acella after having served as president of Bowdoin Construction for 21 years. Under Chabot's guidance, the company grew from $10 million to $60 million in annual sales, and over the term of his presidency (from 1992 to 2013), put in place more than $900 million of new construction in retail, restaurants, hospitality, medical, commercial and industrial markets. As president he oversaw the day to day activities of the firm, provided and monitored short and long-term company goals and forecasts, and supervised 45 employees including laborers, superintendents, engineers, project managers and executives.
He was, in fact, one of the original partners of the company, which was originally affiliated with the Beacon Companies. Beacon was the firm which built Rowe's Wharf and Center Plaza and Bowdoin was spun off as an offshoot to handle the build-out work for tenants and eventually grew into its own general contracting/construction management firm. Chabot also served as Bowdoin's executive vice-president from 1989 to 1992 before becoming president; he also served as vice president of operations, and as a senior project manager and chief estimator.
He earned his bachelor's degree from St. Michael's College in Colchester, VT, and earned an Advanced Construction Management designation from Wentworth Institute, Boston. He also studied Construction Law at Northeastern University. For many years, he has been a member of the industry association ABC (Association of Builders and Contractors).
Dirubbo said, "We feel very fortunate to be able to bring in someone with Skip's talent and industry knowledge. He built a well-respected, very successful firm with a strong reputation, and is one of the industry's most respected leaders. With his knowledge and expertise, I know that he will be a tremendous asset to our clients and to our team as we continue to expand. Skip is known for his integrity, industry knowledge and work ethic. We are so pleased to welcome him to our Acella family."
Chabot said, "Within weeks of retiring from Bowdoin I began to realize how much I really missed the industry and the people. I decided that I still wanted to continue to make a contribution to the industry which has been my life for so many years. I have always enjoyed the fast pace of the construction business, and consider myself a hands-on person and that is what so intriged me about Acella and the opportunity that David offered me."