91ÊÓÆµ Staff//June 29, 2026//
Executive vice president, general manager of Advanced Technology operating unit
Skanska has promoted Bryan Northrop to executive vice president and general manager of its Advanced Technology operating unit, effective July 1. He will oversee personnel working on semiconductor and data center construction projects in Oregon, Arizona, Virginia and California, as well as in collaboration with regional operating units in Georgia, Ohio and Texas. Northrop will be based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Northrop is tasked with overseeing and driving growth for the operating unit, which combines mission-critical data center and high-tech semiconductor manufacturing builds. The unit serves as a centralized hub for operational oversight, commercial management, and resource deployment as a single point of contact for advanced technology customers.
Northrop is a 30-year veteran in the construction industry. He succeeds Katie Coulson, who retired. Northrop joined Skanska in 1997 and has worked in a variety of positions, primarily delivering complex pharmaceutical and industrial manufacturing infrastructure for national customers. Most recently, Northrop served as EVP and GM of the New England operating unit. Northrop graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with a dual B.S. in construction management and architectural engineering.