Sources: NITROcrete, Denver; CP staff Concrete mix temperature control specialist NITROcrete has appointed Stephen De Bever as chief executive officer, succeeding founder Drew Nelson, who transitions to the executive chairman post. De Bever arrives with two decades’ experience in concrete and construction, most recently serving as Standard Precast chief executive officer and Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping chief operating officer.
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Lafarge ACM, gypsum veteran Tabbara takes U.S. Cement helm
Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff LafargeHolcim has named Toufic Tabbara as chief executive officer of U.S. Cement operations. He arrives with more than 20 years’ experience in Lafarge North America and overseas ready mixed concrete, asphalt and gypsum businesses, and most recently oversaw similar operations, plus cement production, as Country CEO for Jordan, then Algeria. Tabbara holds undergraduate and graduate…
Read MoreBesser caps leadership transition, saluting Curtis and naming Suszek CEO
Sources: Besser Co., Alpena, Mich.; CP staff Consistent with an executive transition plan outlined last year, Besser has appointed Ryan Suszek successor to Chief Executive Officer Kevin Curtis, who retires after 43 years with the concrete products machinery and plant equipment mainstay. Suszek was named president in 2019 following a 14-year tour of duty leading to the vice president of…
Read MoreSolidia names Oldcastle veteran as CEO, closes $78M funding round
Sources: Solidia Technologies, Piscataway, N.J.; CP staff A leadership transition and a major investor commitment are opening a new chapter for a company whose cementitious binder and energy-lite curing process offer a low carbon alternative to portland cement concrete.
Read MoreMartin Ozinga III, 1950-2021
Sources: Ozinga Bros. Inc., Mokena, Ill.; CP staff Illinois’ Ozinga Bros. Inc. announced the sudden passing at home of Chairman Martin Ozinga III on the morning of April 26. “Dad was loved by many, including his family, his coworkers, customers and friends in the community. Please keep the Ozinga family in your thoughts and prayers,” said CEO Martin Ozinga IV,…
Read MoreKopczynski leads American Concrete Institute officer slate
Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff Cary Kopczynski, principal of an eponymous engineering firm with Chicago and Seattle offices, has been elected ACI president for 2021-22, succeeding Minneapolis attorney and (pre-AECOM) Ellerbe Associates veteran Jeffrey Coleman. A recognized expert in reinforced concrete and post-tensioned concrete building design, Kopczynski has served on the ACI Foundation Board of Trustees…
Read MoreYork Building Products reaches outside industry to fill new president post
Sources: York Building Products, York, Pa.; CP staff Dave Semple has been named to the newly designated position of York Building Products president, overseeing 10 concrete masonry plants or yards and seven stone, sand & gravel sites, along with safety management and procurement functions. He assumes duties of a former vice president and is tasked with ensuring collaboration across all…
Read MoreWells Concrete brings Spancrete plant, human capital into new structure
Sources: Wells Concrete, Albany, Minn.; CP staff A top five player in North American precast, prestressed production, Wells Concrete has unveiled an organizational structure around legacy operations, plus the assets of Wisconsin and Colorado peers, Spancrete and Rocky Mountain Prestress, acquired in January 2021 and February 2019, respectively. The producer’s newly designated Great Lakes, Midwest and Mountain States regional divisions…
Read MoreC&W Chief Growth Officer Werra to succeed CEO Beakley at midyear
Sources: C&W DustTech, Alvarado, Texas; CP staff A C&W DustTech executive transition will see Chief Growth Officer Bill Werra replace CEO and President Deryl Beakley in June. Most immediately, Werra has been named president of the concrete plant dust collection system leader and begun working with his predecessor on a successful leadership change.
Read MoreAnderson Concrete marks glass ceiling-free leadership, centennial milestones
Sources: Anderson Concrete Corp., Columbus, Ohio; CP staff One of Ohio’s oldest and largest ready mixed producers, Anderson Concrete, is appointing its first female president early in a year of 100th anniversary observances. Jessica Anderson takes the helm of a family business with six plants, 90-truck fleet and payroll of 150, and succeeds cousin Doug Anderson, who transitions to chief…
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