Full-service engineering firm DeSimone Consulting Engineering has announced that veteran AEC marketing executive David Koren has joined the company to lead marketing, communications and business development.
Established in 1969, DeSimone delivers structural engineering services to clients around the world. In recent years, the company’s service offerings have grown to include façade, forensic, construction consulting, protective design and integrated design and detailing practice areas.
As Director of Marketing, Koren will be responsible for further strengthening DeSimone’s communications capabilities to support the company as it executes a strategic global expansion to provide engineering solutions to stakeholders worldwide.
“David is an innovator in creative marketing with deep experience in the architecture, engineering and construction space,” said Stephen DeSimone, chairman and CEO of DeSimone Consulting Engineering. “His expertise will enable us to showcase our proven ability to provide solutions for complex engineering challenges across a wide range of sectors and geographies.”
Koren has more than 20 years of experience leading marketing, business development, and communications efforts for architecture and engineering firms such as Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Gensler, Perkins Eastman; Morris Adjmi Architects and WSP.
A graduate of NYU (BFA in Dramatic Writing) and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland (M.Phil. in Irish Theatre), he is the author of several books, including “The Architect’s Essentials of Marketing.” Koren also led the team that created the highly successful Figment arts festival on Governors Island in 2007 and served as N.Y. Regional Contact for the Burning Man alternative arts festival. Koren currently serves as chair of the board of Spaceworks, a non-profit organization committed to providing long-term affordable workspace for artists and is a member of the board of the Project for Public Spaces.
