Focusing on Growth and Leadership: Davis & Floyd Announces Josh Fowler, PE, as New President
As Davis & Floyd (D|F) implements its Strategic Plan to advance D|F’s growth and provide exceptional client service, the company announced an exciting leadership enhancement. Stephen Davis has decoupled his dual role as President and CEO to continue with a more strategic focus as CEO. Joshua (Josh) Fowler, PE, has joined D|F as the new President. Fowler is based in D|F’s Greenville, SC, office. Stephen Davis remains at the firm’s Greenwood headquarters.
Davis & Floyd is a multidisciplinary engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm that focuses on community development, transportation, and water resources projects across South Carolina.
“D|F is thrilled to announce the addition of Josh Fowler, PE, to our Executive Leadership team as President. He brings diverse experience and knowledge of business operations and engineering, contributing a global reach and local focus to lead enhanced D|F growth efforts in a strategic direction. Complementing my role as CEO, he comes to us tasked with the goal of continuing to build our high-performing team grounded in our long-standing family culture,” said Davis.
Fowler received his BS in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and MBA from Clemson University. He is a professional engineer in SC, NC, and GA. Throughout his career, Fowler has served in various leadership roles mostly in professional services, plus six years in manufacturing sales and marketing. Most of his consulting work has been in water/wastewater with some experience in industrial and economic development as well as industrial compliance. Fowler joins D|F from HDR, where he worked as South Carolina Water Program Lead.
His community involvement includes Rotary International (Downtown Greenville club), where he is a past board member and currently serves on the Annual Fundraiser and IT Committees. Fowler is a former president of South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers (SCSPE) Educational Foundation and former SCSPE board member. He served on the American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina (ACEC-SC) Environmental Committee. He has participated in several chambers of commerce (currently on the Greenville Chamber Board of Advisors) and economic development organizations, including South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA). He is a member of American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF).
“I am extremely excited about joining the D|F family. Providing strategic leadership for such a successful and well-respected company is a dream opportunity for me. I am very passionate about growing people, teams, and communities, and no organization embodies that philosophy more than D|F. I am honored and humbled by this opportunity and look forward to working with this amazing team to grow the D|F legacy, and carry it far into the future,” said Fowler.
