Pit & Quarry, February 2018
C Howard Ward Nye In addition to leading one of the nations top producers Nye has served as a tireless advocate for the aggregate industry EDITED BY DARREN CONSTANTINO he leader of one of the largest aggregat e produc ing companies in North America C Howard Ward Nye has served in important roles in the industry including his work with the National Stone Sand Gravel Association NSSGA Nye has been chairman of the board of Martin Marietta Materials Inc the second largest producer in the United States since 2014 He has served as president since 2006 and as CEO and a director since 2010 He also worked as COO from 2006 to 2009 Nye was appointed CEO of the company in January 2010 in the midst of the global economic downturn Since that time he has led Martin Marietta as the company carefully executed its strategic plan and delivered a strong performance for investors Of the companys future Nye says We remain confident in Martin Mariettas long term outlook with the fundamental drivers for broad based construction activity supporting a steady and extended yet somewhat slower than anticipated cyclical recovery across our geographic footprint Nye adds The United States is experiencing the third longest construction recovery since the Great Depression and we see this recovery continuing for the next several years The building blocks to address the undeniable need for significant investment exist however we have yet to see meaningful growth in heavy construction activity particularly in the public arena Yet Nye remains upbeat Looking ahead our leading positions in many of the nations most attractive and otherwise vibrant markets should allow Martin Marietta to capitalize on the durable multi year construction recovery LIFE BEFORE MARTIN MARIETTA Prior to joining Martin Marietta in 2006 Nye served as executive vice president at Hanson Aggregates North America He worked as president of Hanson Aggregates East from 2000 to 2003 with operating responsibility for more than 150 facilities in 12 states and with annual revenue of more than 500 million He served as the vice president of 46 PIT QUARRY February 2018 pitandquarry com PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARTIN MARIETTA Ward Nye has been chairman of the board of Martin Marietta since 2014 and he has served as company president since 2006 and as CEO and a director since 2010
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