HDR Taps Wheeler as Global Director of Interior Design and Workplace Strategy

September 7, 2016  by Jane Chero in Designer Weekly, Executive Changes, Industry   

Wheeler co-founded the firm Wheelerkänik with Grant Kanik in 2009. He also previously held management positions at Perkins & Will and Gensler. His portfolio includes work on the design of top corporate offices and environments for Apple, Time Warner, American Express and Edelman PR as well as retail, residential and educational spaces around the world.

Wheeler will bring his extensive experience to HDR in a position that will work closely with the firm’s architecture, engineering, and innovation teams.

“[I’m excited for] the opportunity to build a world-class practice on equal footing with both architecture and engineering,” Wheeler says.

His expertise in crafting workplace environments that aid productivity and well-being will be called upon in the multifaceted role, for which he will work with HDR’s varied portfolio of healthcare, education, corporate, and civic clients.