Eugene I. Davis has served as our Chairman of the Board since 2010. He has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pirinate Consulting Group, L.L.C., a privately-held consulting firm specializing in crisis and turn-around management and strategic advisory services for public and private business entities, since 1999. Prior to joining Pirinate Consulting, Mr. Davis was Chief Operating Officer of Total-Tel USA Communications, Inc., President of Emerson Radio Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of Sport Supply Group, Inc. Mr. Davis has served as director for numerous public and private companies across various industries. Mr. Davis currently serves on the boards of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Dex One Corporation, GSI Group, Inc., Global Power Equipment Group Inc. and Spectrum Brands, Inc. Mr. Davis is a director of the following companies but will not stand for re-election at the 2011 annual meeting of shareholders: Knology, Inc., Roomstore, Inc., SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. and Spansion Inc. Mr. Davis is also a director of Trump Resorts Entertainment, Inc., whose common stock is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, but does not trade. Mr. Davis is currently on the boards of Ambassadors International, Inc., Footstar, Inc., Orchid Cellmark Inc., Rural/Metro Corp., Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation and YRC Worldwide, Inc. On April 1, 2011, Ambassadors International announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell the Windstar Cruises’ business and operations to Whippoorwill Associates, Inc., a private investment firm, through the chapter 11 legal process, after which Ambassadors International will no longer be a public company. Footstar has announced a merger transaction pursuant to which it will be acquired by Footstar Acquisitions, Inc. in a going-private transaction. On April 6, 2011, Orchid Cellmark announced that it has entered into a transaction pursuant to which it will be acquired by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings. On March 28, 2011, Rural/Metro announced that it entered into a definitive agreement that provides for the acquisition of Rural/Metro by the private equity firm Warburg Pincus in a going-private transaction. Smurfit-Stone has announced a transaction to be acquired by Rock-Tenn Company. YRC Worldwide has announced that it has entered into a non-binding term sheet regarding a restructuring. Mr. Davis will no longer serve as a director of Orchid Cellmark, Rural/Metro, Smurfit-Stone or YRC Worldwide upon closing of those transactions or will resign by December 31, 2011 if the transactions have not closed by that time.

During the past five years, Mr. Davis has also been a director of American Commercial Lines Inc., Delta Airlines, Foamex International Inc., Granite Broadcasting Corporation, Ion Media Networks, Inc., Media General, Inc., Mosaid Technologies, Inc., Ogelbay Norton Company, PRG-Schultz International Inc., Silicon Graphics International, Terrastar Corp., Tipperary Corporation and Viskase, Inc. Mr. Davis brings to the Board experience with companies emerging from chapter 11 restructuring processes and also has significant experience as a director of public companies. Mr. Davis holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College, a Masters of International Affairs in International Law and Organization from the School of International Affairs of Columbia University and a Juris Doctorate from the Columbia University School of Law.

Mr. Davis has substantial public board experience and expertise in the corporate governance arena acquired through his service on a number of public company boards and as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PIRINATE Consulting Group, LLC. Mr. Davis is a well-seasoned businessman and brings to us significant executive experience in a variety of industries, including power and energy, telecommunications, automotive, manufacturing, high-technology, medical technologies, metals, financial services, consumer products and services, import-export, mining and transportation and logistics. In addition, he has significant financial expertise.

 

 

Kurt M. Cellar has served as one of our directors since 2010. Since January 2008, Mr. Cellar has been a consultant and board member to companies in a variety of industries as well as a private investor.  From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Cellar worked for the hedge fund Bay Harbour Management, L.C., where he was partner and portfolio manager from 2003 until his departure.  During his tenure at Bay Harbour, the fund won many investor awards including The Absolute Return “Hedge Fund of the Year” award in 2006.  Prior to Bay Harbour, Mr. Cellar was with the private equity firm Remy Investors.  Before that, he was a strategy consultant at LEK/Alcar. 

Mr. Cellar is currently a director of Aventine Renewable Energy, Hawaiian Telcom, Home Buyers Warranty, Six Flags Entertainment and Vertis Communications. Within the last five years, Mr. Cellar has served as a director of Telcove Inc. (f/k/a Adelphia Business Solutions), Harwood Lumber Manufacturing, Inc., The Penn Traffic Company and RCN Corporation.  Mr. Cellar has a BA in Economics/Business from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business.  Mr. Cellar is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Our Board of Directors concluded that Mr. Cellar is well qualified to serve as one of our directors based on his financial expertise and considerable board experience.

William J. (Bill) Sandbrook joined U.S. Concrete as President and Chief Executive Officer from Oldcastle Products and Distribution, where he served as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sandbrook was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Oldcastle Architectural after serving as President of Oldcastle Materials' West Division.

Bill is a 1979 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in management he spent thirteen years in the U.S. Army.

Bill’s service included a four-year tour in Germany in cavalry and engineering units, three years as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Military Academy and two years as the Army Program representative to Raytheon.   While teaching at West Point, Bill also served as a social aide to President Ronald Reagan and earned his Professional Engineer’s License (PE) in Industrial Engineering.

In addition to his qualifications as an Army Ranger, Bill earned four Master’s Degrees while in the service.  He received an MBA from Wharton, a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master in Public Policy from the Naval War College and Master of Arts in International Relations from Salve Regina University.

Bill joined Tilcon New York as Vice President in 1992 and became President and CEO three years later.  In 1996, Tilcon was acquired by Oldcastle Materials.  In recognition of his efforts at Ground Zero after the September 11th bombing of the World Trade Center, Bill was named the Rockland County, NY 2002 Business Leader of the Year, the Dominican College 2002 Man of the Year and the American Red Cross 2003 Man of the Year for Southern New York.

Bill was appointed President of Oldcastle Materials’ West Division in 2003.  In July 2006, Bill was promoted to CEO of Oldcastle Architectural responsible for the group’s U.S. and Canadian operations as well as CRH’s businesses in South America.   With more than 7,000 employees under his leadership, Oldcastle Architectural’s annual revenues exceeded $2.1 billion in 2007.

In June 2008, Bill was named CEO of Oldcastle’s Americas Products & Distribution with continued responsibility for Architectural Products in addition to all Precast, Glass, Metals and Distribution businesses.  Oldcastle P & D’s revenue peaked in 2008 exceeding $7 billion with an employee count in excess of 25,000.

 

 

Michael D. Lundin has served as one of our directors since 2010. Since June 2008, he has served as the Head of Operations, Chairman North Coast Minerals with Resilience Capital Partners.  Previously, Mr. Lundin was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Oglebay Norton Company from December 2002 to February 2008, where he also served as the Chief Operations Officer and the President of the Great Lakes Mineral Division and the Michigan Limestone Operations.

Mr. Lundin also serves as the non-executive chairman of each of Broder Brothers and Euromax.  Mr. Lundin is also a director of Rand Logistics, Avtron, Inc. and the Cleveland Sight Center.  Within the last five years, Mr. Lundin served as a director of World Technologies, Inc., Oglebay Norton Company and United Shipping Alliance. Mr. Lundin has a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a Masters in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University. Our Board of directors concluded that Mr. Lundin’s experience in the aggregates sector and board service makes him well qualified to serve as one of our directors.

Robert M. Rayner has served as one of our directors since 2010. Mr. Rayner is President of RM Industries, LLC, an advisory firm providing services relating to management, turnarounds and acquisitions primarily to privately-held and private equity owned firms. Mr. Rayner also serves as the chairman of the board of TestEquity LLC, an Evercore portfolio company, and as a director of, and a business advisor to, Industrial Insulation Group LLC. Previously, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and a director, of Specialty Products & Insulation Co. (“SPI”), a leading national distributor of insulation and architectural products and an Evercore portfolio company, from March 2004 to SPI’s sale in September 2009.  Prior to joining SPI, Mr. Rayner was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Essroc Corp. (“Essroc”), the U.S. operations of a global cement company, from 1994 to early 2002.  He had previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and President of the Construction Materials Division of Essroc.  Prior to joining Essroc, for twelve years, Mr. Rayner held various domestic and international positions in corporate finance, treasury and international business at Pepsi Co., Inc. and before that he was a consulting civil engineer in the U.K. for six years  

In 2001, Mr. Rayner was elected by his peers as the Chairman of the Board of the Portland Cement Association, the non-profit organization for the cement producers in the United States and Canada.  Mr. Rayner holds a civil engineering degree from Bristol University, England and is a professional member of the U.K. Institution of Civil Engineers.  He has a Masters in Business Administration in finance from the London Business School and a Diploma in International Management from London Business School, New York University and Hautes Etudes Commerciales, France. Our Board of Directors concluded that Mr. Rayner is well qualified to serve as one of our directors based on his experience in the cement industry, financial expertise and prior board experience.

Colin M. Sutherland has served as one of our directors since 2010. Since April 2011, he has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Waterford Group, a private-held company based in southern Ontario that operates in the aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and industrial services sectors. From July 2010 to February 2011, he served as Senior Corporate Development Advisor to the CEO of Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund, one of North America’s largest producers of pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete components and structures.  Mr. Sutherland served as the Executive Vice President of Catawba Resources from March 2007 to April 2010, and as the Vice President, Business Development, Integration & Strategy at Holcim (US) Inc. from August 2003 to February 2007.  He served as the Paris-based Vice President, Cementitious Materials with Lafarge S.A. from October 2001 to July 2003, as Group Integration Director for Blue Circle Industries PLC from February 2001 to September 2001, and as Director of Corporate Development for Blue Circle North America from September 1995 to January 2001.  Mr. Sutherland holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Queen’s University.  He has also pursued graduate studies at the Wharton School of Business. Based on Mr. Sutherland’s over 30 years of experience in the heavy building materials sector, our Board of Directors concluded that he is well qualified to serve as one of our directors.

Theodore P. Rossi has served as one of our directors since November, 2011. Mr. Rossi has over 40 years of experience in the manufacturing and marketing of hardwood products. From 2009 to the present, Mr. Rossi has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Rossi Group, LLC, a leading manufacturer and exporter of hardwood lumber. From 1971 to 2009, Mr. Rossi served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rossi American Hardwoods, one of the largest producers and manufacturers in the USA. Mr. Rossi served as President and is currently on the Executive Committee of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. He is former Chairman of the American Hardwood Export Council and has been a member of the Board since 1988. Mr. Rossi is currently Chairman of the Development Committee for the Hardwood Federation and is past President. Mr. Rossi is past Chairman of the Mt St John Foundation and a former member of the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees.