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Board of Trustees - 2008

George Gregory - Chairman

President/COO

Essroc Cement Corp.

Mr. Gregory is the President and Chief Operating Officer for Essroc Cement Corp. Prior to joining Essroc in December 2001, Gregory served as President of Blue Circle Cement and had previously served in several capacities at Lafarge for 20 years. He is active with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and currently serves as the chair of PCA’s Education Foundation and the Education Committee. He has also previously chaired PCA’s Market Promotion Council. Gregory, a native of Medina, NY, holds a B.S. in accounting. He currently serves as the  Chairman for the RMC Research & Education Foundation.

Karl Watson, Jr. - Vice Chairman

President - Florida Region

Cemex, Inc.

Mr. Watson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and a Master of Business Administration Degree. He is the President of the Florida Region of CEMEX USA.. He is a current member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the NRMCA.

James A. Repman - Secretary/Treasurer

President & CEO

CalPortland

Mr. Repman began his career in the materials business joining Riedel International in 1977.  He was appointed president of Riedel’s materials group in 1985.  Following a sale of that business to Lone Star Industries, Mr. Repman joined Lone Star Northwest (now Glacier Northwest – a division of California Portland Cement) as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Washington Division.  He continued in that capacity following Lone Star’s sale of the business to Onoda Cement (now Taiheiyo). In 1992 Mr. Repman was named President/CEO of Glacier Northwest with full responsibility for their operations which cover Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. In 2002, Taiheiyo asked Mr. Repman relocate to California as President/CEO of CalPortland (formerly known as California Portland Cement Co.).  In 2006, Mr. Repman oversaw the consolidation of Glacier NW into CPC.  Today CalPortland is fully integrated in cement, concrete and aggregates covering the west coast from Arizona through Alaska. Mr. Repman is a former Chairman of the Portland Cement Association and currently is on their Board of Directors and is a member of their Executive Committee.  He is also on the Board of Trustees of the RMC Research & Education Foundation.  He is a former Board member of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, the Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association as well as a former Chair of the Washington Concrete and Aggregate Association.

Thompson S. Baker, II

President of the Florida Rock Division

Vulcan Materials Company

Mr. Baker earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Davidson College in North Carolina. He began his career at Florida Rock and Tank Lines serving in internal audit and sales positions and later serving as Division President for Capitol Concrete and the Aggregates Arundel Division. Mr. Baker has also served as Vice President of the Aggregates Group of the Arundel & Georgia Divisions of Florida Rock Industries as well as Group President of Florida Rock’s Aggregates Division and later Group President of Aggregates and Cement for Florida Rock Industries. He currently serves as the President of the Florida Rock Division of Vulcan Materials Company. Mr. Baker is also active in the Florida Concrete & Products Association.

Henry R. Batten

Executive Vice President

Concrete Supply Co.

Mr. Batten has been with Concrete Supply Co. since 1998 in various capacities including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance, and Executive Vice President.  He participates in the Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association through committee work and is a member of the Construction Financial Managers Association.  Mr. Batten earned a BS in Accountancy from Arizona State University and an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Alabama.  Mr. Batten has served on NRMCA’s Operations Environment and Safety Committee and Business Administration Committee.

Tim Becken

Senior Vice President of Operations

Cemstone Products Co.

Mr. Becken has been with Cemstone Products since 1991.  He served as President of Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of Minnesota in 1996.  Mr. Becken earned a BA from St. Olaf College, graduating cum laude.  Mr. Becken has served on numerous NRMCA standing committees including the Educational Activities Committee, Government Affairs, Strategic Planning, and the Operations, Environmental & Maintenance Committee, now the Operations, Environmental & Safety Committee.  He has also previously served on the NRMCA Board and Executive Committee.  He and his wife, Roxanne, have two children.  He enjoys skiing, biking and golf.

William F. Childs, IV

President & CEO

Chaney Enterprises

Mr. Childs has led Chaney Enterprises since 2000, having joined the company in 1992 as vice president of sales & marketing. He is a member of the Associated Builders and Contractors and a past president of the Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association. Mr. Childs’ community activities include being a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society and involvement in the Eugene Chaney Foundation. He is a graduate of Lynchburg College in Virginia where he received a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration. He and his wife, Victoria, live in Maryland where he enjoys hunting, fishing and boating.

Frank Craddock

Executive Vice President

Cemex, Inc.

Mr. Craddock is Executive Vice President of Cemex, USA in Houston, Texas. He has 23 years of experience in the ready mixed concrete, cement and aggregate industries, most of them with Cemex and its predecessor, Southdown. Craddock is responsible for the Company's cement sales functions. Prior to his current position, Craddock was the Executive Vice President of Ready-Mix and Aggregates. He received a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Central Florida. He currently serves as Chairman on the Board of Directors for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and is a member of the RMC Research & Education Foundation Board of Trustees.

Christopher Crouch

Mr. Crouch holds a bachelor’s of science degree in construction engineering and management and is a past president of the American Concrete Institute.

Ron Davis

President

Irving Materials, Inc.

Mr. Davis attended Bakersfield College and has held management positions in various ready mixed companies, including Monroc, Bakersfield Ready Mix and RMC Pacific Materials. He is a former vice president and general manager of Calmat of Central California. At various times in his career, he was a member of the AGC, CVRSGA, KCRPA, and SCRPA. He is also a member of the NRMCA Board of Directors.

Kevin Flaherty

Senior Vice President

Mack Trucks, Inc.

Mr. Flaherty was elected senior vice president – sales of Mack Trucks, effective January 2, 2001.  In this position, he is responsible for all sales activity in North America including medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.  He is also responsible for the Mack Leasing System, Mack dealer development and oversight of used truck sales activity.  Flaherty joined Mack in 1973, and has served as vice president – domestic sales since 1998.  During his tenure at Mack, he has also served as vice president – southeast region and vice president – northeast region, and held various positions in the sales and marketing departments. Mr. Flaherty earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Marshall University.

Robert Garbini

President

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Mr. Garbini joined the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) in December, 1991 as the Marketing Director of Building Systems.   He was named Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer in March, 1997 and subsequently president in 1998.  Prior to joining NRMCA, Garbini was the owner of Foundation Constructors in McLean, Virginia, a specialty design/build construction company.  Garbini holds a Masters of Science degree in Structural Engineering from The George Washington University in Washington, DC and a Bachelor of Science in Business from Penn State University.  He is a registered professional engineer in seven states and the District of Columbia.

Michael W. Harlan

President & CEO

U.S. Concrete, Inc.

Mr. Harlan serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Concrete, Inc., a position he has held since May 2007.  From April 2003 until May 2007, Mr. Harlan served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.  He also served as Chief Financial Officer from the founding of U.S. Concrete in May 1999 until November 2004.  He became a Director of the Board in June 2006. Mr. Harlan has over 25 years of senior management, corporate finance, and accounting experience.  He began his career in 1982 with an international accounting firm.  From 1991 through December of 1996, Mr. Harlan held various positions in the finance and acquisitions department (including Treasurer from September 1993) at Sanifill, Inc., a publicly traded international environmental services company.  From January 1997 until August 1998, Mr. Harlan served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Apple Orthodontix, a publicly traded physician practice management company.  In August 1998, Mr. Harlan joined with Main Street Equity Ventures (a Houston-based venture capital firm) to form U.S. Concrete.  In addition, Mr. Harlan serves on the Board of Directors of Waste Connections, Inc., a publicly traded solid waste services firm, where he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. U.S. Concrete was formed in May of 1999 to consolidate producers of ready-mixed concrete and related products and services throughout the United States.  Today, as a publicly traded company, U.S. Concrete operates 138 fixed and nine portable ready-mixed concrete plants, eight pre-cast concrete plants, two concrete block plants, and eight aggregates facilities.  During 2006, these facilities produced approximately 8.8 million cubic yards of ready-mix concrete, 1.8 million eight-inch equivalent block units, and 4.6 million tons of aggregates.

Hardy Johnson

President

Tarmac America, A Titan America Co.

Mr. Johnson joined Tarmac America in 1990 and is currently the president of the Titan America - Florida Business Unit where he is responsible for the cement, aggregates, Ready Mixed concrete and Concrete Block product lines in Florida. He began his career in the ready mixed concrete industry in 1969 with Gifford Hill in Atlanta where he worked in sales, production management, sales management and general management.  He has worked in several management positions in the ready mixed concrete business in Georgia, Colorado, Virginia, and Florida. Johnson received his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration in 1969 from Georgia State University and an MBA in 1972, also from Georgia State University. He has served for several years on the Board of Trustees of the RMC Research & Education Foundation and served as chairman in 2005.

Michael Kane

Senior Vice President - Southeast Region

Holcim (US) Inc.

Mr. Kane is Senior Vice President in charge of Holcim (US) East Region. Prior to joining Holcim in 2004, Mr. Kane held various operating roles at USG  Corporation, Pioneer, Hanson and Johns Manville including President USG Europe, CEO Pioneer USA, President Hanson Aggregates Central and Senior Vice President Global Insulation Group at Jojns Manville. Kane received a BA from Southern Illinois University, a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University, College of Law, and is licensed to practice law before the Illinois, U.S. Federal District for Northern Illinois and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Eugene Martineau

Martineau & Associates

Mr. Martineau is has over 30 years’ experience in the ready-mixed concrete and related industries and recently retired from U.S. Concrete Inc. where he served as their President and CEO.  Mr. Martineau has served as a director and member of the Executive Committee of the National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association and as a Past Chairman (1997-1999) of the NRMCA’s Promotion Committee.  He served as Vice Chairman of the Membership Committee (1997-1998) and as a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee, RMC 2000 Committee, and as a NRMCA representative to the joint PCA, ACPA and NRMCA National Promotion Committee. Mr. Martineau received a BS in History from Jacksonville University and studied for his Masters of Science in Management at Rollins College. He has served for several years on the Board of Trustees for the RMC Research & Education Foundation and served as chairman in 2004.

Norman Nelson

Marketing Manager

Lyman-Richey Corp.

Mr. Nelson was the 2001 Chairman of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association.  Mr. Nelson received his Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.  Prior to being elected chairman of NRMCA, Mr. Nelson was very active in all committee work of the NRMCA particularly in Research Engineering and Standards, Promotion, Membership, Government Affairs, RMC 2000, Construction Industry Alliances, and the Educational Activities committees.  Mr. Nelson is currently the Marketing Manager for Lyman-Richey Corporation located in Omaha, Nebraska.  He is a registered professional engineer in the states of Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, and South Dakota.

David A. Nepereny

President

Buzzi Unicem USA Inc.

Mr. Nepereny serves as President of Buzzi Unicem USA, which produces portland cement, masonry cement and ready mixed concrete. Mr. Nepereny is active in the Portland Cement Association.

Martin Ozinga, III

President

Ozinga Bros., Inc.

Mr. Ozinga is currently the President of Ozinga Bros, Inc., a privately owned business entity consisting of several operating companies mostly related to ready mixed concrete and the construction industry.  These companies own and operate approximately 800 trucks.  He has served on numerous community, civic and school boards. His industry membership includes the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the Illinois Ready Mixed Concrete Association.

Scott Parson

President & CEO

Staker Parson Companies, an Oldcastle Materials Company

Jim Purcell

President - North Region

Lehigh Hanson

Mr. Purcell received a Bachelor’s of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of Calgary. He has over 30 years of experience in technical, operational and management of the ready-mix, aggregates, concrete products, and cement industries. Mr. Purcell is a member of APEGGA and APEGBC (provincial professional engineering associations in British Colombia and Alberta). He is also a board member of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA).  Mr. Purcell and his wife, Valerie, have two children, Riana and Victoria. His hobbies include camping, cycling, walking and skiing.

Mike Ragan

Vice President/Business Director

Grace Construction Products

Mr. Ragan joined Grace in 1982 as a Product Specialist with the Building Products Division.  Since then, he has held a succession of marketing, business management, and sales management positions progressing from District Manager and Regional/Marketing Manager for Building Products; North America Sales Manager for Waterproofing and Concrete Products; Director of Worldwide Sales for Concrete Products; and in 2001, Mr. Ragan was promoted to Vice President Sales for North America. In 2005, Mr. Ragan assumed his present position with responsibility for the entire Grace Construction Products line for both North and South America as well as Global Key Accounts. Before joining Grace, Mr. Ragan was General Manager of Potomac Insulation, a commercial contractor located in the Washington, DC area. Mr. Ragan is an active Advisory Board Member of the North American Concrete Industry Management Program and the RMC Research & Education Foundation.  In addition, he is serving as an Advisory Director to the Board of Directors of the Western Construction Group. He holds a BA from Loyola College in Baltimore.

Kenneth G. Robinson, II

CEO & Chairman of the Board

Command Alkon Incorporated

Mr. Robinson was born in Shinnston, WV in 1934. He and his wife Pat were married in 1956. They have two daughters and seven grandchildren. Mr. Robinson received a degree in Business from the University of Maryland in 1957. Immediately following graduation, he joined the Air Force, where he trained and became a pilot in the Strategic Air Command. Mr. Robinson left the Air Force five years later with the rank of Captain. After leaving the Air Force, Mr. Robinson joined IBM and was transferred to Birmingham, AL in 1963. After leaving IBM he founded Computer Servicenters, Inc. in 1967. In 1975 Ken attended Harvard University’s Small Company Management Program (SCMP). In 1976 he took his years of practical and educational experience and founded Command Data Incorporated. In 2001 he successfully merged Command Data with Alkon Corporation. This merger formed one of the world’s largest software and hardware companies dedicated to the construction materials industry. In 2006 Command Alkon Incorporated expanded its reach into Bulk Materials Industry through its acquisition of JWS Corporation, a leading supplier of truck scale ticketing and billing software to the aggregate, asphalt and cement industries. Today, Command Alkon products are used in more than 70 countries around the world.

Greg Sheardown

Vice President

Lafarge

Mr. Sheardown received his bachelor’s of science degree in mining engineering from the University of Alaska and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Society of Mining Engineers and has served on NRMCA’s Government Affairs Committee. He and his wife, Cindy, have three children. He enjoys golf and skiing.

L. Michael Shydlowski

Consultant

BASF Admixtures, Inc.

Mr. Shydlowski retired from BASF Admixtures, Inc., in 2007 where he had most recently served as President and CEO. A veteran of the concrete industry, Shydlowski has more than 37 years experience in marketing, sales, technical service and general management in the ready mixed concrete business as well as cement, fly ash, admixtures, and other materials for repair and protection of concrete. An active participant in industry trade associations, Mr. Shydlowski serves on many industry committees, especially within the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). He is currently a member of the NRMCA Board of Directors and a trustee of the RMC Research & Education Foundation. Mr. Shydlowski attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.

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