The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2017-2018 officers during an annual business meeting of members on Sept. 19, including several high-profile aggregates executives. New officers are:
- Chairman: Matt Cummings, executive vice president, AECOM, Philadelphia.
- Senior vice chairman: Bob Alger, president and CEO, Lane Industries, Cheshire, Conn.
- First vice chairman: Steve McGough, president and CFO, HCSS, Sugarland, Texas.
- Northeastern Region vice chairman: David Harwood, senior vice president, Terracon, Olathe, Kan.
- Southern Region vice chairman: Jeff Nelson, president, David Nelson Construction Co., Palm Harbor, Fla.
- Western Region vice chairman: Jeff Clyde, president, W.W. Clyde & Co., Springville, Utah.
- Central Region vice chairman: Jim Fehsenfeld, Heritage Construction & Materials, Indianapolis.
- Vice chairman at-large: Ward Nye, president and CEO, Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C.
- Vice chairman at-large: Randy Lake, CEO, Oldcastle Materials, Inc., Atlanta.
- Vice chairman at-large: Rob Charter, group president, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill.
- Vice chairman at-large: Melissa Tooley, director, Southwest University Transportation Center, Texas A&M Transportation Institute in College Station, Texas.
- Vice chairman At-Large: Tim Duit, president, Duit Construction, Edmond, Okla.
- Vice chairman At-Large: Don Graul, president, Parsons Construction Group, Westminster, Colo.
- Treasurer: Tom Hill, president and CEO, Summit Materials, Denver.
- Secretary: Pete Ruane, president and CEO, ARTBA, Washington, D.C.