LOS ANGELES, July 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- iCrete, LLC, a company that is revolutionizing the construction industry with its concrete mix optimization technology system, announced today that John C. Cushman III, Chairman of global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., has been named Co-Chairman of the Board of iCrete.
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"We are privileged to have John agree to co-chair iCrete's Board with me," said Chairman Gary Winnick. "He is unquestionably one of the most respected and iconic figures in international commercial real estate. And since we are involved in a number of very exciting opportunities abroad, John's many years of experience and expertise will be invaluable as we expand the iCrete(TM) system globally."
An American real estate legend, John serves on several other boards, including Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.; ARTOC Universal Properties in Cairo, Egypt; D.A. Cushman Realty Corporation; Callaway Golf Company; and Inglewood Park Cemetery. He is also a Director and Chairman of Cushman Winery Corporation, owner of Zaca Mesa Winery.
Mr. Cushman recently completed a two-year term as National President of the Boy Scouts of America. He was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth, and currently serves on the board of the California Region I Homeland Security Advisory Council and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Mr. Cushman is a director of the National Park Foundation and the Real Estate Roundtable, and is a trustee of the Urban Land Institute all in Washington, DC. In 2007, he received The Hundred Year Association of New York's Gold Medal "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York."
Mr. Cushman's expanded role as Co-Chair of iCrete's Board is effective immediately.
About iCrete
iCrete is a state-of-the-art concrete technology company that is revolutionizing the concrete industry with the patented iCrete(TM) System. The iCrete System dramatically increases the quality and performance of ready-mix and precast concrete, creates measurable cost efficiencies, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. iCrete optimizes concrete mix designs and provides a technology-based production and quality control system for any concrete construction project, generating benefits for all industry stakeholders including producers, contractors, architects, engineers, owners, developers and government agencies.
