Reedy Industries CEO and leadership

Joe Kirmser is CEO of Reedy Industries, a leader in commercial HVAC,mechanical services and building automation solutions for commercial and industrial facilities. Founded in 1930, Reedy Industries today employs more than 1,200 people, including over 900 field-based technicians. Since joining the company in 2019, Joe has created and overseen the implementation of a new business strategy that resulted in a 250% increase in revenues, a 300% increase in EBITDA, and 16 acquisitions that have expanded the company’s footprint throughout the Midwest and also entering the Mountain West, Southwest and Southeast regions.

Previously, Joe was CEO of QSI Facilities, a leader in national outsourced facilities services based in Wichita, Kansas, with over 300 employees. Under Joe’s leadership, QSI more than doubled revenues and tripled EBITDA. Key components of this growth were a comprehensive repositioning of the company as well as completion of four accretive acquisitions within an 18-month period. QSI was acquired by Cushman Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) in January 2019, at which time Joe chose to remain in the private equity space, leading to his current role at Reedy Industries.

Before joining the world of private equity, Joe developed his sales, marketing, operations and senior leadership skills working for publicly traded companies. He served as president of Lenel Systems, a division of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) from 2010 through 2013. Lenel is the world’s largest integrated enterprise video and access control company, serving over 90% of the Fortune 500 and global education, government, commercial, and industrial institutions.

Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Duke University where he was a four-year starter on the varsity men’s lacrosse team. During his time at Duke, the team won its first ACC title in 1995 and made its first appearance in the Final Four in 1997. He was a two-time All-American selection as well as an Academic All-American as a senior. Joe earned an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Babson College, where he graduated cum laude.

Andy Klemm is CFO of Reedy Industries. He works in tandem with the CEO, COO, and board of directors on management and execution of the company’s aggressive growth strategy. He is responsible for administrative, financial, risk management, and information technology operations of the company. He provides leadership and direction of the finance and accounting and information technology teams; manages financial forecasting, analytics, and budgeting processes across all divisions; and supervises due diligence and negotiations for acquisitions.

Andy brings over 20 years of experience across a variety of financial and operational disciplines to his role as CFO. Prior to joining Reedy in April 2021, he was CFO of ENTACT, a company that performs environmental remediation and geotechnical construction services. In that role, Andy was responsible for administrative, financial, risk management, information technology, and human resources operations of the company. Previously, Andy was CFO of AGRO Merchants Group, a private equity-backed company in the cold storage and warehouse distribution industry with 15 operational business units globally and 2,300 employees. He had leadership responsibility for global and regional finance, accounting, and risk management.

Andy began his career in operational finance at SPX FLOW, a publicly traded global supplier of engineered products and process solutions for multiple industries. During his tenure there, his financial and management skills were recognized with increasing responsibilities at both the divisional and corporate levels. From 2010 to 2013, Andy served in general manager and CFO roles both in Europe and the US for SPX FLOW.

Andy began his career in 1998 at Arthur Andersen, and is a CPA with a bachelor’s degree in both accounting and management information systems from Illinois State University.

Tom Woodruff is a Chief Operating Officer at Reedy Industries and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia. He has worked as Sr. Financial Analyst at BEST BUY CO INC, Senior Vice President East Region - ABM Technical Solutions at ABM Industries, and General Manager Direct Channel - Commercial Americas at Bill Elliott. Tom attended Carlson School of Management between 1994 and 1995, Carnegie Mellon University between 1988 and 1990, and Carlson School of Management between 2000 and 2002.