IOWA CITY– Shive-Hattery has announced that Doug Bottorff will succeed Phil Larson as vice president and office director of its 70-person Iowa City design office.

Bottorff has 23 years of service with the architecture and engineering firm. He has held a variety of leadership and management roles throughout his career.

“Doug has been very successful and a key leader serving the Iowa City area, and for that matter, the State of Iowa,” said President Jim Lee.

Bottorff, a 1992 Webster City High School graduate, joined the firm in 1997 after graduation from the University of Iowa. In 2008, Bottorff returned to the University of Iowa and obtained his MBA degree.

“I am excited to take on this new role and the opportunity to continue the growth of the office. I look forward to strengthening my roots in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Corridor and the rest of the State of Iowa,” Bottorff said.