Tag: President

Ayres Announces Next President & CEO

Ayres has announced that Jan Zander, PE, has been selected as the firm’s next president and chief executive officer, effective May 18, 2026. Zander, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Bruce Ommen, PE, who previously announced plans to retire on June 2, 2026, following a long and distinguished… Read More »

Ayres Plans for Leadership Transition

Ayres today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Ommen will retire on June 2, 2026, as part of a long-planned leadership transition. Ommen has been an integral part of the employee-owned firm since joining as a structural engineer fresh out of college in 1990. He has served as President since 2019, guiding Ayres’… Read More »

Ommen Takes Reins as Next Ayres President

Bruce Ommen, PE, has been named president of Ayres Associates, replacing Thomas Pulse, PE, who announced his retirement from the employee-owned engineering and architecture firm as of the close of 2018. Pulse will continue in his role as chairman of the board until the firm’s annual shareholders meeting in May 2019. Ommen began his engineering… Read More »