Pit & Quarry, February 2017
Kim Snyder Driven to create unity Eastern Industries exec lobbied for aggregate associations to have one voice BY MEGAN SMALLEY ision and determination These are two characteristics Kim Snyder has continuously embodied throughout his career in the aggregate industry Snyder the former president of Eastern Industries who today serves on the board of directors at three companies was the National Stone Associations NSA chairman in 2000 when the association was deciding whether to merge with the National Aggregates Association NAA Although merging the two organizations seemed difficult Snyder maintained his vision of the two becoming one strong singular voice for the aggregate industry He did a very good job of sticking to the core values and also looking at the big picture of where the industry needed to go in order to have the ability to move it forward says Greg Bush president and CEO at McCarthy Bush Corp who was one of the co chairs of NSA at the time of the merger We needed more representation at a national level and he kept people moving toward that vision rather than falling back Snyder has aimed to project his vision among employees and colleagues wherever hes worked He especially did this at Eastern Industries He always did what a leaders supposed to do says Paul Mellott Jr chairman of Mellott Company and a close friend to Snyder He had a vision for what the company could be he opened up that vision to his people and his employees took the company and ran with it Kims got a positive upbeat attitude Mellott adds And to give you an idea of his work ethic he promises to return every phone call within eight business hours And he does That tells you something about Kim Snyder LEARNING LEADERSHIP Snyder grew up in a blue collar household in upstate New York and he became the first in his family to go to college upon graduating high school His high school guidance counselor noticed his aptitude for math and science and encouraged him to study engineering in college To be honest I didnt know entirely what he meant by engineering at first Snyder admits However Ive always been one open to new opportunities available to me After receiving a degree in engineerwww kpijci com pitandquarry com February 2017 PIT QUARRY 73
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