Associated Builders and Contractors announced that David Pugh, a partner at Bradley in Birmingham, Alabama, was elected 2025 chair of ABC National Board of Directors during its meeting at the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The members of ABC’s 2025 Executive Committee, who will take office on Jan. 1 are:
- Chair of the ABC board of directors: David Pugh, partner, Bradley, LLP, Birmingham, Alabama
- Chair-elect: Thomas “Murph” Murphy, vice president of Aggregates Division, Power & Construction Group, Scottsville, New York
- Secretary and South Central region vice chair: Brandon Mabile, corporate business development director, Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Northeast region vice chair: Michael Bennett, vice president, CIANBRO, Pittsfield, Maine
- Treasurer: Larry May, CPA, CVA, partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Jackson, Mississippi
- Immediate past chair: Buddy Henley, president, Henley Construction Co. Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Mid-Atlantic region vice chair: Lorri Grayson, partner and founder, GGA Construction, Middletown, Delaware
- Mid-America region vice chair: Brett McWilliams, partner, Pride One Construction, Medina, Ohio
- Southeast region vice chair: Kerrick Whisenant, president, Limestone Building Group LLC, Hartselle, Alabama
- Mountain West region vice chair: Steve Grauer, regional vice president, Southwest Region of Hensel Phelps Construction, Phoenix
- Pacific region vice chair: Greg Gutierrez, president and CEO, Truitt Corp., Bakersfield, California
- Midwest region vice chair: Jim Ellis, vice president and COO, Price Electric, Robins, Iowa
- Chapter presidents’ liaison: John Smaligo, president and CEO, ABC Oklahoma Chapter
- ABC national president and CEO: Michael Bellaman