Bob de Wit has been appointed the new chief executive officer for the Greater Vancouver Home Builders鈥 Association.
He replaces outgoing CEO Peter Simpson, who is retiring at the end of October.
鈥淭his is such a crucial time in the history of residential construction with the explosion of new technologies and environmental complex and the GVHBA needs to continue to encourage co-operation among members and other stakeholders as they negotiate that change,鈥 de Wit said.
鈥淚 look forward to leveraging my previous executive leadership with not-for-profits, public and private companies to delivering even greater value for GVHBA members.鈥
De Wit lives in South Surrey with his wife and daughter.