Kadean Hires New VP of Business Strategy in St. Louis
St. Louis, Mo. (September 22, 2020) – Kadean Construction has hired Aaron Retherford as Vice President of Business Strategy for its St. Louis office.
Retherford brings with him more than 12 years of experience in the Construction industry. He holds a B.S. in Construction Management from Illinois State University.
Retherford will be Kadean’s Executive leader for execution of Growth and Business Development across all offices and future expansion. He will focus on filling the St. Louis pipeline through existing relationships and developing plans to execute strategic growth initiatives, which include expanding with current clients, as well as, pursuing national clients in new markets. Aaron will also work to market and execute on Kadean’s Design-Build and VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) capabilities and will help to build the Kadean brand both locally and nationally.
“Aaron has established himself as a proven leader of growth in our industry. He truly believes, just as we do, that the sky is the limit at Kadean,” said Mike Eveler, Kadean Construction President. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him as part of our executive team for years to come.”
In his role prior to joining Kadean, Retherford was Director of Business Development for Castle Contracting where he cultivated new business opportunities by building genuine relationships, developed and lead pursuit strategies, managed sales activity and oversaw marketing and brand initiatives. Retherford has also worked as a preconstruction manager and project engineer/estimator during his career.
About Kadean Construction
Kadean Construction is a rapidly growing, 55-year-old commercial construction company with 57 employees and annual revenue of more than $100 million. Kadean specializes in pre-construction, design-build, construction management and general contracting services at the local, regional and national level in the industrial & manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, commercial and multi-family market segments.