Leading Executives in Electrical Contractors
Earl C. “Duke” Austin, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Quanta Services
President & CEO since 2016, Duke Austin has scaled Quanta into North America’s largest specialized electric power contractor and expanded its data-center footprint with the July 2024 acquisition of Cupertino Electric.
website | LinkedIn (company) | Bio/IR
Anthony J. “Tony” Guzzi
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, EMCOR Group
Tony Guzzi has led EMCOR as Chairman, President & CEO (CEO since January 3, 2011), growing the firm and executing strategic deals such as the announced 2025 acquisition of Miller Electric; EMCOR is slated to join the S&P 500 on September 22, 2025.
website | LinkedIn (company) | Bio
Rick S. Swartz
President & Chief Executive Officer, MYR Group Inc.
A 40+ year industry veteran, Rick Swartz has served as President & CEO since 2017, keeping MYR among the top-ranked U.S. electrical contractors by ENR.
website | LinkedIn (company) | Leadership
Jeffrey S. Thiede
President & Chief Executive Officer, Everus Construction Group (spun out of MDU Resources)
Jeff Thiede leads Everus as President & CEO, steering the electrical T&D and specialty services platform through its November 1, 2024 spin-off into an independent NYSE-listed company.
José R. Mas
Chief Executive Officer, MasTec, Inc.
Jose Mas has transformed MasTec from a telecom contractor into a diversified infrastructure leader across power transmission, distribution, and renewables.
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Matt Simmes
President & Chief Executive Officer, IES Holdings, Inc.
Matt Simmes became President & CEO on July 1, 2025, succeeding Jeff Gendell and continuing IES’s growth across data centers, residential, and C&I electrical systems.
Keith Douglas
Chief Executive Officer, Rosendin Electric
Keith Douglas took over as CEO in 2024, leading the nation’s largest employee‑owned electrical contractor through its next phase of technology‑driven growth.
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Mike Jansen
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board, Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI)
Starting as an apprentice and now CEO & Chairman, Mike Jansen is known for FTI’s culture‑first safety leadership and recognition on NSC’s 2025 “CEOs Who Get It” list.
website | Leadership | News
Mitch Permuy
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Power Design, Inc.
Founder and long‑time leader, Mitch Permuy scaled Power Design from a family start‑up to a billion‑dollar national design‑build electrical contractor.
website | LinkedIn (company) | Leadership
Bill Dean
Chief Executive Officer, M.C. Dean, Inc.
Bill Dean has driven M.C. Dean’s growth in mission‑critical electrical and integrated systems, including major Modular Mission Critical manufacturing expansions in Virginia.
website | News | LinkedIn (company)
Victor Fuchs
President & Chief Executive Officer, Helix Electric
A Helix veteran since the 1980s, Victor Fuchs was promoted to President & CEO in 2025, after leading significant growth across Nevada and Utah.
Edward Billig
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Bergelectric
Edward Billig serves as Chairman/CEO of the coast‑to‑coast, merit‑shop electrical contractor known for large commercial and technology projects.
website | LinkedIn (company) | Leadership
Tom Schott
President & Chief Executive Officer, Cupertino Electric (a Quanta Services company)
President & CEO since 2018, Tom Schott continues to lead CEI—now part of Quanta Services after a July 2024 acquisition—on large data‑center and energy programs.
website | Leadership | Transaction (Quanta)
James B. “Pepper” Rutland
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, MMR Group, Inc.
Founder and President/CEO, Pepper Rutland built MMR into one of the nation’s largest merit‑shop electrical & instrumentation contractors, repeatedly topping ABC’s performance rankings.
website | CEO Profile | News
Jim Laub
Co‑Chief Executive Officer, Cache Valley Electric
Fourth‑generation leadership: Jim Laub now serves as Co‑CEO alongside Eric Laub (appointed March 2025), guiding one of the largest privately held U.S. electrical contractors.
Steven Stone
Chief Executive Officer, ArchKey Solutions
Steven Stone became CEO in 2023 and leads this national electrical/technologies platform—now backed by 26North—through organic growth and acquisitions.
website | News (CEO) | News (2025)
John Axelson
Chief Executive Officer, Hunt Electric Corporation (MN)
With 35+ years in the trade, John Axelson is CEO of Hunt Electric, steering the 100% employee‑owned contractor’s growth in the Upper Midwest and beyond.
website | Leadership | News
Anthony E. Mann
Chief Executive Officer, E‑J Electric Installation Co.
Anthony (Tony) Mann is the fourth‑generation CEO of E‑J Electric, a 126‑year‑old New York–based contractor renowned for complex transportation and critical‑facility work.
John Schempf
President & Chief Executive Officer, The Newtron Group
John Schempf leads The Newtron Group—parent of Newtron and Triad Electric & Controls—driving expansion of its industrial electrical and instrumentation footprint (including a new Baton Rouge campus).
Alex Aldridge
Chief Executive Officer, Aldridge Electric
Third‑generation leader Alex Aldridge serves as CEO of the family‑owned contractor delivering complex power, transportation and mission‑critical electrical infrastructure nationwide.
website | Leadership | LinkedIn (company)
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