David Hughes has been promoted to chief executive officer at Swanke Hayden Connell Architects. Before his promotion, Hughes worked out of the London office and was responsible for the firm's European operations.

Bruce Johinke has been named president of PB Consult, a subsidiary of Parsons Brinckerhoff. Johinke has been with the firm since 1987. Most recently, he served as chairman of PB Power Asia Pacific and senior vice president of Parsons Brinckerhoff International.

Stephen Karafiol has been appointed senior vice president at Tishman Construction, where he will manage projects.

Macon Toledano has joined the real estate development firm of LeylandAlliance as vice president of planning and development, where he will oversee the development of large-scale projects in the Northeast.

Phillip Southerland, Jr. has joined Skanska USA Building as executive vice president and managing director based in the Parsippany, N.J. office. He will lead the company's Life Science group, providing construction management services for pharmaceutical and biotech clients.

Charles McManus has been named senior transportation engineer at Vollmer Associates, and will head the company's new office in Eatontown, N.J. He previously had been chief engineer for the New Jersey Highway Authority.

Denise Tomasetti has joined the team at Korman Communities and is corporate sales manager of Korman's new property in Manhattan, 234 East 46th St.

Robert Lux has been named vice president for W&M Construction, where he will focus on out-of-ground construction, institutional, hospital, and public projects.

John Lawrence has been promoted to senior associate at Brennan Beer Gorman Architects and Martin Weiner has been promoted to associate at Brennan Beer Gorman Monk Interiors.

Anthony Connetta has been promoted to vice president of the environmental studies and permitting division of Dvirka & Bartilucci Consulting Engineers. Dennis Koehler and Joseph Marturano both have been promoted to vice president in the company's wastewater collection and treatment division.

Patrick Perno, a member of Local 14 in Passaic, N.J., was elected general secretary-treasurer of the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Sprinklerfitters. Since 1998, he has served as administrative assistant to the general president and as a trustee on the Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund.

Richard Dressel, business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 164, has been appointed to the board of trustees of Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J.