Kiewit CEO and leadership

Q: Who is the CEO of Kiewit?

The CEO of Kiewit is Rick Lanoha.

Q: Who is the founder of Kiewit?

Andrew Kiewit and Peter Kiewit founded Kiewit.

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Kiewit CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Rick Lanoha is the Kiewit's CEO. Kiewit has 28,000 employees, of which 28 are in a leadership position.

Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:

The Kiewit executive team is 14% female and 86% male.
66% of the management team is White.
12% of Kiewit management is Hispanic or Latino.
10% of the management team is Black or African American.

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Name & TitleBio

Rick Lanoha

CEO / President

Rick Lanoha is a Board Member at VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC, President/CEO/COO at KIEWIT CORP, and Board Member at KIEWIT CORP. He has worked as Exec VP:Kiewit Industrial Group at KIEWIT CORP.

Andrew Kiewit

Founder

Peter Kiewit

Founder

Bruce Grewcock

Board Member

Chris Dill

Vice President & CIO

Chris Dill is a Vice President and CIO, Kiewit Technology Group at Kiewit and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. He has worked as Interim Head of Research and Development at InEight Inc; Vice President, Enterprise Telecom and Network Engineering at WEST CORP; and Vice President, Corporate Application Development and Support at WEST CORP. Chris attended Platteview High School between 1984 and 1990 and University of Nebraska at Omaha between 1990 and 1996.

Justin Rauner

CTO

Justin Rauner is a Chief Technology Officer at Kiewit and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. He has worked as IT Business Development Manager at Hallmark Cards and IT Director of Applications at Gordmans. Justin attended Missouri State University between 1993 and 1997.

Matt Pappas

Chief Data Officer

Matt Pappas is a Chief Data Officer at Kiewit and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. He has worked as Chief Financial Officer at Harder Mechanical Contractors and Business Director at Kiewit. Matt studied at Pittsburg State University between 2004 and 2007, Bellevue University between 2012 and 2014, and Lee's Summit North High School until 2003.

Abhi Utturkar Pe

Chief Engineer - Specialty Vessels & Tanks

Abhi Utturkar, PE is a Chief Engineer - Specialty Vessels & Tanks at Kiewit and is based in Houston, Texas. He has worked as Structural Analysis Engineer at Capricorn Venture Partners; Research / Teaching Assistant at Oklahoma State University; and Senior Engineer, Project & Design at Matrix PDM Engineering. Abhi attended Savitribai Phule Pune University between 1997 and 2001 and Oklahoma State University between 2002 and 2005.

Carl Simmons

CFO

Carl Simmons is a CFO at Kiewit.

Charles Henley

Chief Engineer - Piping and Material Applications

Charles Henley is a Chief Engineer - Piping and Material Applications at Kiewit and is based in Lenexa, Kansas. He has worked as Manager of Engineering at Taylor Forge Engineered Systems Inc, Principal Mechanical Engineer at Black & Veatch, and Chief Engineer - Water Division at Black & Veatch. Charles attended University of Missouri-Columbia between 1986 and 1994 and University of Missouri-Columbia between 1981 and 1986.

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Kiewit founders

Name & TitleBio

Andrew Kiewit

Founder

Peter Kiewit

Founder

Kiewit board members

Name & TitleBio

Rick Lanoha

CEO / President

Rick Lanoha is a Board Member at VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC, President/CEO/COO at KIEWIT CORP, and Board Member at KIEWIT CORP. He has worked as Exec VP:Kiewit Industrial Group at KIEWIT CORP.

Bruce Grewcock

Board Member

Jameson Gardiner

Board Member

Ken Stinson

Board Member

Thomas Stortz

Board Member

Kiewit leadership demographics

Kiewit gender distribution in management team

The Kiewit executive team is 14% female and 86% male.
Kiewit is 22% female and 78% male company-wide.

Male

86%

Company-wide: 78%

Female

14%

Company-wide: 22%

Kiewit executives by race

Management Team:

The most common ethnicity among Kiewit executive officers is White.
66% of the management team is White.
12% of Kiewit's management is Hispanic or Latino.
10% of the management team is Black or African American.

Company-wide:

White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
58% of employees are White.
22% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
9% of employees are Black or African American.

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What employees say about the executives at Kiewit

Employee reviews

3.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024

Pros of working at Kiewit

Good onboarding process, amazing projects

Cons of working at Kiewit

Little interest in answering questions, especially if you’re a woman or have any experience or knowledge that threatens management.

Kiewit benefits

Discounts on everything, site visits for writers who need to know the process and details of a site

What do you like best about Kiewit's CEO and the leadership team?

He seems to care about the company, leadership is extremely old school and extremely demanding.

How would you improve Kiewit's culture?

I would add more women in positions of power to do a better job of process flow and organization

How did you prepare for the Kiewit interview?

I studied the website and took notes into account like these testimonials, also find out the going rate for someone in your field.

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1.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023

Pros of working at Kiewit

None

Cons of working at Kiewit

Low pay, very stressful environment, poorly organized and trained management.

Kiewit benefits

Leaving

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5.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023

Pros of working at Kiewit

Opportunity for growth; career advancement to those deserving individuals; pay commensurate with position held

Cons of working at Kiewit

Working out of town is tough although when you work construction you must go where the work is; must make the most of the amount of family time you have

Kiewit benefits

Respect from coworkers, managers and those that are on your teams;

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Updated November 18, 2022

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