St. Louis, MO (September 16, 2005) – Alberici Corporation announced today that Robert F. McCoole will retire as president of Alberici Group after 23 years with the company.
“I have had the fortunate opportunity to oversee considerable organizational growth and change. I set out to redefine the company culture, make safety a top corporate priority, and provide comprehensive construction services to our clients. Those goals are nearly accomplished,” said Robert F. McCoole. “I have loved working at and representing Alberici every day of my association. Over the years, we’ve had remarkable results and the challenges that go with them. We have instilled an expectation in our culture for each of us to continuously assess how we can best contribute to the success of Alberici. With this in mind, I believe others I have brought into this company are better suited to meet Alberici’s future needs. I have great confidence in the new team and have decided it is time to let them take charge,” said McCoole. He will continue to serve on the Board of Directors of Alberici Group.
As president of Alberici Group, McCoole provided strategic direction to enterprises at Alberici to ensure a common commitment to excellence, integrity, and passion for quality work. Today Alberici has grown to where it has a backlog of work valued at $1.4 billion
“Succession planning has always been a priority for me in looking to the future for Alberici,” states John S. Alberici, Chairman of the Board of Alberici Corporation. “Today our transition from a traditional general contractor to a more comprehensive construction services firm continues and the company has what it takes to be tremendously successful in the future. The skills and talents required to lead Alberici must focus on management, controls and execution. Those talents are well represented in two key individuals, so concurrently with Bob’s retirement we are announcing that Mike Stoecker, in addition to his duties as President of Gunther-Nash will take on the added responsibilities as President of Alberici Group, Inc. and Greg Kozicz, in addition to his duties as President of Alberici Constructors, Inc. will take on the added responsibilities as President of Alberici Corporation.
About Alberici Corporation
Alberici Corporation, a holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is comprised of 18 enterprises around the world including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Several of these businesses manage large and small construction projects in a variety of markets such as industrial, power, automotive, water/wastewater, building, mining, healthcare, food, beverage and transportation. Alberici Corporation enterprises also include a steel fabrication facility, a heavy equipment fleet, building materials, pre-construction services, design-build and equipment rigging capabilities.