Concrete Industry Management Announces New Board Members

The National Steering Committee for the Concrete Industry Management program announced its 2022 board members, beginning July 1. They are:

Executive Director – Rex Cottle
Chairman – Karl H. Watson, president and chief executive officer, 7W Capital
Vice Chairman – Steven Cox, vice president - customer success, Command Alkon
Secretary/Treasurer – Nicole R. Maher, chief operating officer, NRMCA
Immediate Past Chairman – Mike Schneider, vice president, chief people officer (CPO), Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.

*Officers also serve on the Board of Directors; they are:

Bruce Christensen, vice president, admixture systems, Master Builders Solutions
Kelly Curtis, senior vice president, cement sales & logistics, Votorantim Cement North America
Frank Flatch, vice president of human resources and corporate counsel, Silvi Group Companies
Karl H. Watson, president and chief executive officer, 7W Capital
Julie Garbini, executive director, RMC Research & Education Foundation
Beverly Garnant, executive director, American Society of Concrete Contractors
Douglas Guerrero, chairman, CIM Patrons, California State University, Chico
Marti Harrell, vice president of technical services & professional development, National Precast Concrete Association Foundation (NPCA)
Scott Harrison, senior associate, Construction Insight, Inc.
Michael Ireland, president and CEO, Portland Cement Association
Guillermo F. Martinez Sans, executive vice president Human Resources USA, CEMEX
Paul Ozinga, executive vice president, Ozinga RMC, Inc.
Aaron Snowdon, director of information technology, digital products, Lehigh Hanson
Tom Strittmatter, senior vice president - construction chemicals, Sika Corporation
Pierre G. Villere, chairman & senior managing partner, Allen-Villere Partners
Tim Wrinkle, product manager, Mack Trucks

Honorary Directors

David L. Vickers, Permian Basin Materials, LLC
Earl Keese, CIM National Steering Committee
L. Michael Shydlowski, BASF Corporation

The CIM program offers a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in concrete industry management. The need for such a program was recognized in 1994 and was put into action by the concrete industry. The result was a partnership between the concrete industry and Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) to develop the CIM program, implementing it with its first two students in 1996. The program is now available at MTSU, California State University, Chico, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, South Dakota State University and Texas State University.