Clayco CEO and leadership

As a registered architect in 34 states, including California, Lamar leads a multi-disciplinary practice that invigorates his clients’ businesses by simultaneously expressing their values, supporting their culture, and expressing their legacy through architecture. In understanding his client’s objectives, Lamar is both an active listener and a strong leader for facilitating, coordinating, and implementing a clients’ vision. Lamar moved to Chicago more than 20 years ago to open and lead a new office for a large global design firm. Under his leadership, the firm grew to become the largest architecture firm in the Chicago area, providing services to the region’s most prestigious clients.

Actively involved with civic, community, and not-for-profit organizations, Lamar serves on the Cristo Rey Board of Directors and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.

His commitment to community endeavors has been recognized with the AIA Illinois’ R Buckminster Fuller Award for dedication to humanitarian concerns and social impact; and “Man of the Year” honors from the Chicago Building Congress and Real Estate Council of the City of Hope.

In 1984, Robert Clark founded Clayco as a start-up construction company. In that first year, Clayco's revenues reached $1 million. Since then, Clark has grown Clayco into a financially strong company with annual revenues that topped $1.35 billion in 2015.

Today, the company consistently ranks among the top builders in America. Clayco is a national firm that specializes in real estate development, engineering, architecture and construction in Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Infrastructure markets in communities across the USA. The company has some international work in Turkey, China, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. As chairman and CEO, Clark spearheads the company's growth strategy and vision and also serves as the business group leader for the Chicago office. Clark's business focus is in real estate development.

The company is privately held, and its subsidiaries include: Forum Studio, a full-service architecture and engineering group; Concrete Strategies, a leading-edge, full-service, specialty contracting firm; Ventana, a building enclosure company and CRG provides full-service commercial real estate development, delivery and consulting.

James M. Havel serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Clayco Enterprise. In this role, Jim works directly with Tony Schofield, who remains CFO of the individual Clayco businesses. Tony focuses on strategic initiatives and establishing the Clark family office. Together, Tony and Jim steer the financial systems and performance.

Jim’s financial and operational expertise, as well as proven experience with some of St Louis’s most respected organizations, aids our finance leadership team in insuring Clayco takes full benefit of the challenges and opportunities associated with the significant growth the company has experienced.

Jim and his wife, Mary Beth, have two adult sons, both living in St. Louis. Please join me in welcoming Jim to Clayco.

Before joining Clayco, Havel served as EVP, Chief Financial Officer of Express Scripts and Major Brands Holdings, a privately-held beverage distribution company. He also spent more than 34 years with Ernst & Young LLP, where he began his career in 1976. During his time with Ernst & Young LLP, Havel served as an audit partner and in a number of firm leadership roles, including as managing partner of the St Louis office. Havel is a member of the board of directors of Enterprise Financial Services Corp. and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Todd Finders is a CIO at Clayco and is based in Greater St. Louis Area. He has worked as Director of Information Technology, Fisher Valve Division at Emerson Automation Solutions; CIO and Vice President of Information Technology, Commercial and Residential Solutions at EMERSON ELECTRIC CO; and CIO at Barry-Wehmiller. Todd studied at Iowa State University between 1987 and 1991 and The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business between 2006 and 2008.

In 1984, Robert Clark founded Clayco as a start-up construction company. In that first year, Clayco's revenues reached $1 million. Since then, Clark has grown Clayco into a financially strong company with annual revenues that topped $1.35 billion in 2015.

Today, the company consistently ranks among the top builders in America. Clayco is a national firm that specializes in real estate development, engineering, architecture and construction in Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Infrastructure markets in communities across the USA. The company has some international work in Turkey, China, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. As chairman and CEO, Clark spearheads the company's growth strategy and vision and also serves as the business group leader for the Chicago office. Clark's business focus is in real estate development.

The company is privately held, and its subsidiaries include: Forum Studio, a full-service architecture and engineering group; Concrete Strategies, a leading-edge, full-service, specialty contracting firm; Ventana, a building enclosure company and CRG provides full-service commercial real estate development, delivery and consulting.

In 1984, Robert Clark founded Clayco as a start-up construction company. In that first year, Clayco's revenues reached $1 million. Since then, Clark has grown Clayco into a financially strong company with annual revenues that topped $1.35 billion in 2015.

Today, the company consistently ranks among the top builders in America. Clayco is a national firm that specializes in real estate development, engineering, architecture and construction in Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Infrastructure markets in communities across the USA. The company has some international work in Turkey, China, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. As chairman and CEO, Clark spearheads the company's growth strategy and vision and also serves as the business group leader for the Chicago office. Clark's business focus is in real estate development.

The company is privately held, and its subsidiaries include: Forum Studio, a full-service architecture and engineering group; Concrete Strategies, a leading-edge, full-service, specialty contracting firm; Ventana, a building enclosure company and CRG provides full-service commercial real estate development, delivery and consulting.