The AAmerican Concrete Institute introduced its 2017-2018 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, Michigan in March.

Khaled W. Awad was elected to serve as president for 2017-2018. Randall W. Poston has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term, and David A. Lange is now the Institute’s senior vice president, which is also a two-year term. Additionally, four members have been elected to serve on the ACI Board of Direction, each for three-year terms: H.R. Trey Hamilton, Joe Hug, William M. Klorman, and Tracy D. Marcotte.

Awad is chairman and founder of ACTS, a material and geotechnical consulting firm based in Beirut, Lebanon, and operating in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and several other countries of the Middle East. An active member of ACI, he serves on several certification and advisory committees.