Giffels Webster Welcomes Three New Partners

Additions to Leadership Team Ensures Long-Term Sustainability

DETROIT, Feb. 02, 2016 – Giffels Webster, a Detroit-headquartered consulting firm specializing in infrastructure solutions for public, private and institutional clients, announced the addition of three new partners to the company’s leadership team. The partners, who are now shareholders in the company, are tasked with maintaining the long-term vision of sustainability.

“The new partners represent the next steps in continuing the legacy of Elmer Giffels and Frank Webster,” said Scott Clein, PE, LEED, AP, president and partner at Giffels Webster. “They bring energy and new ideas that, when coupled with the existing leadership, will help propel the company for decades to come.”

The newly named partners and their respective areas of expertise include:

  • Michael Kozak, PE – Kozak is based in the Macomb County office and specializes in a mix of municipal, residential and commercial projects.
  • Michael Marks, PE – Marks is based in the Detroit headquarters and specializes in private, institutional and urban redevelopment projects.
  • Jason Mayer, PE, LEED AP – Mayer is based in the Oakland County office and specializes in municipal engineering projects.

The new partners will continue their current roles of managing projects, guiding clients and leading their peers at each of their respective offices around Southeast Michigan. As leadership team members, they will have a more active role in company policy and overall management of the firm.

“Giffels Webster has thrived for 63 years and ownership transition is a key component of continually providing quality service to our clients,” said Clein. “The new partners will be looked to as the next caretakers of our history and will help guide the future of our firm.”

About Giffels Webster

Giffels Webster is a collection of people — civil engineers, landscape architects, planners and surveyors — who choose every day to make communities better. The Michigan-based firm serves public, private and institutional clients throughout the United States with their infrastructure needs.

Since its inception in 1952, Giffels Webster has evolved to offer a broad scope of services centered on helping clients achieve their project or programming goals, including civil engineering, municipal consulting, planning, land development consulting, landscape architecture and environmental consulting. For more information, visit giffelswebster.com.