Connections: Garver names new chief people officer

John Shaw has joined Arkansas engineering firm Garver as chief people officer and will manage the company’s human resources efforts nationwide.

The company maintains its Arkansas headquarters in North Little Rock. President and CEO Brock Hoskins is based in Northwest Arkansas, where the company has offices in Fayetteville and Rogers. Shaw relocated from Kansas City, Mo., and is based in the firm’s Rogers office.

Shaw previously worked as Kiewit Corp.’s vice president and chief human resources officer, managing a team supporting over 28,000 employees across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Garver has more than 1,000 employees working in 40 offices in 17 states.

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Justin Lee
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