Leading Executives in Paving Contractors
Kyle T. Larkin
President & Chief Executive Officer, Granite Construction
President & CEO who took the helm in 2021 and leads one of the largest U.S. heavy civil and paving contractors; Granite executives are also steering national industry leadership (e.g., 2025 NAPA chairmanship via its Lehman‑Roberts subsidiary).
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Newsroom/Leadership bio
Brian R. Gray
President & Chief Executive Officer, Knife River Corporation
Became CEO on March 1, 2023 as Knife River spun out from MDU; longtime operator now leading one of North America’s largest vertically integrated asphalt, aggregates, and paving contractors.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Leadership bio
Jason Jackson
President, Americas Materials, CRH Americas Materials
Heads CRH’s Americas Materials business—the #1 asphalt producer and paver in North America—overseeing thousands of employees and integrated paving operations across the U.S. and Canada.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Leadership page
John Harrington
President & Chief Executive Officer, Colas USA (Colas Inc.)
Leads Colas’s U.S. operations—one of the nation’s largest road construction and paving groups—since March 1, 2022; recently announced a deal to acquire Northeast paver Suit‑Kote to expand regional reach.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Press release
A. Ross Myers
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Allan Myers
Chairman & CEO of the Mid‑Atlantic’s largest heavy civil and asphalt contractor; continued expansion in 2025 with plant and paving asset acquisition in Virginia.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | News
Darin Matson
President & Chief Executive Officer, Rogers Group Inc.
Long‑tenured CEO of one of the largest private asphalt, aggregates, and road construction companies in the South.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Press
Dr. Vince Hafeli
President, Ajax Paving Industries of Florida
President known nationally for leadership in asphalt construction and for industry‑leading advocacy on construction worker mental health and suicide prevention; 2024 chair of ACAF.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Profile/News
Scott B. Haines
President & Chief Executive Officer, H&K Group, Inc.
Second‑generation leader of one of the Mid‑Atlantic’s largest privately owned heavy civil and materials groups, integrating asphalt production with full‑service paving.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Leadership page
A. Keith Rose
President & Chief Executive Officer, Rieth‑Riley Construction
Veteran leader of a 100% employee‑owned Midwest road builder with extensive asphalt paving operations across Indiana and Michigan.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Directory (BBB)
Wm. Brett Burgett
Co‑Chief Executive Officer, Kokosing, Inc.
Third‑generation co‑CEO guiding one of the nation’s largest family‑owned construction groups, with significant asphalt and paving businesses across the Midwest.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Leadership news
Lee Schloss
President, Kokosing Materials, Inc.
Leads Kokosing’s asphalt materials arm (since 2014), overseeing multiple plants and supplying major DOT and commercial paving programs throughout the region.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Leadership bio
Dan Garcia
President, C.W. Matthews Contracting Co.
President of Georgia’s best‑known highway and paving contractor, recognized for leadership across major interstate reconstruction and state DOT programs.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Public bio
Alan M. Cahill
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hubbard Construction (VINCI/Eurovia USA)
President & CEO of Eurovia USA’s U.S. operations (Hubbard/Blythe/Virginia Paving), leading one of the East Coast’s largest asphalt and paving networks and architect of the Lane Plants & Paving integration.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Leadership page
Peter Lemon
President & Chief Executive Officer, Graniterock
Engineer‑turned‑chief executive leading the California materials and paving icon since 2023, succeeding longtime CEO Tom Squeri.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | News
Tim Tehan
President, The Shelly Company (a CRH company)
Heads Ohio’s largest integrated aggregates, asphalt, and paving business within CRH’s network, expanding operational excellence across dozens of plants statewide.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Org profile
James (Jim) Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer, Superior Paving Corp.
Second‑generation leader and CEO of one of Virginia’s largest asphalt producers and paving contractors, with multi‑plant footprint across NOVA and beyond.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Industry directory
Pat Nelson
President (Lehman‑Roberts) & Regional VP (Granite), Lehman‑Roberts Company (a Granite company)
Regional VP at Granite and President of Lehman‑Roberts; elected 2025 Chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association, spotlighting policy advocacy for the paving industry.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | NAPA announcement
Fred J. (Jule) Smith III
President & Chief Executive Officer, Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD)
President & CEO (“Jule” Smith) leading one of the Sunbelt’s fastest‑growing public road‑building and paving platforms, posting record backlog and EBITDA in 2025.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Investor relations (CEO quotes)
Damian Murphy
Chief Executive Officer, Peckham Industries, Inc.
CEO since 2021 of a major Northeast materials and paving group; has driven acquisitive growth including terminals and plants across NY and New England.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | Press release
Scott Parson
Senior Leader, Americas Materials (former President; industry chair) , CRH Americas Materials
Senior CRH materials executive long recognized for industry leadership, including chairing state/national associations and driving strategic M&A that expand paving capacity.
Website | LinkedIn (Company) | News/Press
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