VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY ANNOUNCES CEO SUCCESSION PLAN
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) named Ronnie Pruitt as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2026. At that time Pruitt will join the Board. Current Chairman and CEO Tom Hill will transition to Executive Chairman of the Board and will work with Pruitt to ensure a smooth leadership transition.
Pruitt, 55, has over three decades in building materials, has served as Vulcan COO since August 2023, and previously led U.S. Concrete. The release reiterates forward-looking language and lists business risks and disclaimers.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) ha nominato Ronnie Pruitt come Amministratore Delegato con effetto 1 gennaio 2026. In quel momento Pruitt entrerà nel Consiglio. L'attuale Presidente e Amministratore Delegato Tom Hill passerà a Presidente Esecutivo del Consiglio e collaborerà con Pruitt per garantire una transizione di leadership senza difficoltà.
Pruitt, 55 anni, vanta oltre tre decenni di esperienza nel settore dei materiali per l'edilizia, ha ricoperto il ruolo di COO di Vulcan dall'agosto 2023 e in precedenza ha guidato U.S. Concrete. Il comunicato riprende un linguaggio orientato al futuro e segnala rischi aziendali e clausole di esclusione.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) nombró a Ronnie Pruitt como Director Ejecutivo, con efecto a partir del 1 de enero de 2026. En ese momento Pruitt se sumará a la Junta. El actual presidente y director ejecutivo Tom Hill transicionará a Presidente Ejecutivo de la Junta y trabajará con Pruitt para asegurar una transición de liderazgo sin contratiempos.
Pruitt, de 55 años, tiene más de tres décadas de experiencia en materiales de construcción, ha sido COO de Vulcan desde agosto de 2023 y previamente dirigió U.S. Concrete. El comunicado reitera un lenguaje prospectivo y lista riesgos comerciales y cláusulas de exención.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC)가 Ronnie Pruitt를 2026년 1월 1일부로 최고경영자로 임명했습니다. 그때 Pruitt는 이사회에 합류합니다. 현재 회장 겸 최고경영자 Tom Hill은 이사회 의장 겸 상무으로 전환하며 Pruitt와 협력하여 원활한 리더십 전환을 보장합니다.
Pruitt, 55세, 건설 자재 분야에서 30년이 넘는 경력을 보유하고 있으며 2023년 8월부터 Vulcan의 COO로 재직했고, 이전에 U.S. Concrete를 이끌었습니다. 발표는 앞으로의 전망에 초점을 둔 언어를 반복하고 비즈니스 위험과 면책 조항을 나열합니다.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) a nommé Ronnie Pruitt comme Directeur Général à effet du 1er janvier 2026. À cette date, Pruitt rejoindra le Conseil. Le président et directeur général actuel, Tom Hill, passera à Président Exécutif du Conseil et travaillera avec Pruitt pour assurer une transition de leadership en douceur.
Pruitt, âgé de 55 ans, cumule plus de trois décennies d'expérience dans les matériaux de construction, a occupé le poste de COO de Vulcan depuis août 2023, et avait auparavant dirigé U.S. Concrete. Le communiqué réitère un langage prospectif et énumère les risques commerciaux et les clauses de non-responsabilité.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) hat Ronnie Pruitt zum Chief Executive Officer ab dem 1. Januar 2026 ernannt. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt wird Pruitt dem Vorstand beitreten. Der aktuelle Vorsitzende und CEO Tom Hill wird zum Executive Chairman of the Board wechseln und mit Pruitt zusammenarbeiten, um einen reibungslosen Führungswechsel sicherzustellen.
Prutt, 55, verfügt über mehr als drei Jahrzehnte Erfahrung in Baustoffen, war seit August 2023 COO von Vulcan und führte zuvor U.S. Concrete. Die Mitteilung bekräftigt zukunftsgerichtete Formulierungen und listet Geschäftsrisiken und Haftungsausschlüsse auf.
شركة فولكان للمواد (NYSE:VMC) عينت روनी بيوت كمدير تنفيذي اعتباراً من 1 يناير 2026. في ذلك الوقت سينضم إلى مجلس الإدارة. سيتحول الرئيس التنفيذي الحالي والرئيس Tom Hill إلى رئيس مجلس الإدارة التنفيذي وسيعمل مع Pruitt لضمان انتقال قيادي سلس.
بارويت، البالغ من العمر 55 عاماً، لديه أكثر من ثلاثة عقود من الخبرة في مواد البناء، وشغل منصب الرئيس التنفيذي للعمليات في فولكان منذ أغسطس 2023، وقاد سابقاً U.S. Concrete. ي reiterates الإصدار اللغة التطلعية ويورد مخاطر الأعمال وشروط الإخلاء.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) 任命 Ronnie Pruitt 为首席执行官，自< b>2026年1月1日起生效。在此时，Pruitt 将加入董事会。现任董事长兼首席执行官 Tom Hill 将过渡为 董事会执行主席，并与 Pruitt 合作，确保顺利的领导层交接。
Pruitt，55岁，在建筑材料领域拥有逾三十年的经验，自< b>2023年8月以来担任 Vulcan 的首席运营官（COO），此前曾领导 U.S. Concrete。新闻稿再次强调面向未来的表述，并列出业务风险与免责声明。
- CEO succession effective January 1, 2026
- Continuity: outgoing CEO becomes Executive Chairman
- Pruitt served as Vulcan COO since August 2023
- Pruitt has > 30 years industry experience
- Leadership change creates a formal transition period until Jan 1, 2026
- Announcement contains extensive forward-looking disclaimers and risks
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Board names Ronnie Pruitt CEO effective
The Board announced on
The operational mechanism is straightforward: an internal succession where the incoming CEO has run core operations and will continue working with the outgoing CEO to effect a smooth handover. Key dependencies are the execution of that handover and continuity of the articulated strategy; the company explicitly frames this as a structured succession process and emphasizes continued collaboration between the two executives. Monitor the transition on
Board of Directors Names Ronnie Pruitt Chief Executive Officer Effective January 1, 2026
Tom Hill to Become Executive Chairman of the Board
At that time, he will also join the company's Board of Directors. The company's current Chairman and CEO, Tom Hill, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Hill and Mr. Pruitt have partnered closely to develop and implement the company's strategy and will continue to work together to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.
"Ronnie is the ideal person to lead Vulcan's future growth and innovation," said Tom Hill. "He is an experienced executive with deep expertise across the strategic, operational, and commercial areas of our business. Ronnie's proven leadership and commitment to The Vulcan Way will ensure a seamless transition as he focuses on continuing to create value for our shareholders, customers, and employees."
"Ronnie Pruitt is the right leader to guide Vulcan into the future," said Grayson Hall, lead independent director. "This leadership transition is the culmination of a thoughtful, thorough, and structured succession planning process that was focused on maintaining our strategic direction as an aggregates-led business."
Mr. Hall continued, "On behalf of the entire Board, I'd like to extend my gratitude to Tom for his distinguished service. We look forward to benefitting from his continued counsel in his role of Executive Chairman."
Mr. Pruitt is a veteran of the building materials industry with over three decades of experience. He has a proven track record of driving commercial excellence and strengthening operational performance. As Vulcan's Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Pruitt has delivered on the Company's two-pronged, durable growth strategy, continuing to expand aggregates unit profitability and strategically shape the Company's portfolio.
"I am honored to lead this exceptional company," said Pruitt. "Vulcan is well positioned with outstanding talent, a commitment to disciplined capital allocation, and a proven strategy. Under Tom's leadership, Vulcan developed a continuous improvement culture, and I'm excited to leverage the opportunities ahead to drive value for our customers and shareholders."
About Ronnie Pruitt
Ronnie Pruitt, 55, will become Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Materials Company, the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates – crushed stone, sand, and gravel – on January 1, 2026.
A veteran of the building materials industry with over three decades of experience, Mr. Pruitt has a proven track record of driving commercial excellence and strengthening operational performance throughout his career.
Since August 2023, Mr. Pruitt has served as Vulcan's Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, he has been a key architect of Vulcan's two-pronged Durable Growth strategy: Enhance Our Core and Expand Our Reach. He is also a champion of The Vulcan Way culture – emphasizing continuous improvement and disciplined decision-making – which guides the company's clear strategic direction.
Mr. Pruitt began his career as an entrepreneur, and this spirit helps him drive innovation, anticipate customer needs, and successfully adapt to market dynamics.
Before becoming COO, Mr. Pruitt was Senior Vice President for Vulcan's Southwest and Western Divisions. He joined Vulcan in August 2021 with the acquisition of
Mr. Pruitt has served on the boards of directors of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the American Cement Association. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of
About Vulcan Materials Company
Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 Index with headquarters in
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER
This document contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical fact, including statements about Vulcan's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Generally, these statements relate to future financial performance, results of operations, business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings (including EBITDA and other measures), dividend policy, shipment volumes, pricing, levels of capital expenditures, intended cost reductions and cost savings, anticipated profit improvements and/or planned divestitures and asset sales. These forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by the use of terms and phrases such as "believe," "should," "would," "expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "will," "can," "may" or similar expressions elsewhere in this document. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including but not limited to general business conditions, competitive factors, pricing, energy costs, and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Vulcan periodically files with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results, developments, and business decisions may vary significantly from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The following risks related to Vulcan's business, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: general economic and business conditions; a pandemic, epidemic or other public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 outbreak; Vulcan's dependence on the construction industry, which is subject to economic cycles; the timing and amount of federal, state and local funding for infrastructure; changes in the level of spending for private residential and private nonresidential construction; changes in Vulcan's effective tax rate; the increasing reliance on information technology infrastructure, including the risks that the infrastructure does not work as intended, experiences technical difficulties or is subjected to cyber-attacks; the impact of the state of the global economy on Vulcan's businesses and financial condition and access to capital markets; risks related to international business operations and relationships, including recent actions taken by the Mexican government with respect to Vulcan's property and operations in that country; the highly competitive nature of the construction industry; the impact of future regulatory or legislative actions, including those relating to climate change, wetlands, greenhouse gas emissions, the definition of minerals, tax policy or international trade; the outcome of pending legal proceedings; pricing of Vulcan's products; weather and other natural phenomena, including the impact of climate change and availability of water; availability and cost of trucks, railcars, barges and ships as well as their licensed operators for transport of Vulcan's materials; energy costs; costs of hydrocarbon-based raw materials; healthcare costs; labor shortages and constraints; the amount of long-term debt and interest expense incurred by Vulcan; changes in interest rates; volatility in pension plan asset values and liabilities, which may require cash contributions to the pension plans; the impact of environmental cleanup costs and other liabilities relating to existing and/or divested businesses; Vulcan's ability to secure and permit aggregates reserves in strategically located areas; Vulcan's ability to manage and successfully integrate acquisitions; the effect of changes in tax laws, guidance and interpretations; significant downturn in the construction industry may result in the impairment of goodwill or long-lived assets; changes in technologies, which could disrupt the way Vulcan does business and how Vulcan's products are distributed; and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the reports filed by Vulcan with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this communication are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Vulcan disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this document except as required by law.
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