Management Team

Mr. Smith has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2021 and as a member of our Board since November 2021. Before that, Mr. Smith served as our Chief Operating Officer from October 2020 to March 2021 and as a Senior Vice President of the Company since 2017. Until October 2020, Mr. Smith also served in various management roles for Fred Smith Company, our North Carolina subsidiary, since 2005, including as its President from 2009 to 2020. Before joining FSC, Mr. Smith served as Chief Operating Officer of Fred Smith Construction, Inc. from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, he held various other positions within Fred Smith Construction, Inc. and also served in the Supply Corps of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Smith received a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Wake Forest University.

Mr. Hoffman has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffman served as our Senior Vice President, Finance from April 2021 to March 2023 and as Chief Financial Officer of Wiregrass Construction Company, our Alabama subsidiary, from 2009 to 2021. Before joining our organization, Mr. Hoffman served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Corporate Express, Inc., a Staples company, including as Division Controller and Vice President, Operations, and also as Division Controller for APAC-Georgia, Inc., a heavy civil infrastructure company. Prior to APAC, Mr. Hoffman was a Manager at Ernst & Young LLP, where he directed audit engagement teams serving a variety of industries, including construction. Mr. Hoffman holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Alabama.

Mr. Brooks has served as our Senior Vice President and General Counsel since 2018. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Brooks practiced law at Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama, where he represented both public and private companies in a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and regulatory compliance. Mr. Brooks holds a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Auburn University.

Mr. Nelson Fleming currently serves as our Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at, where he began his career in 2015. He previously held the role of Vice President of Strategy & Business Development for nearly five years. Prior to that, he was Director of Acquisition and Strategy Development. Mr. Fleming has spent most of his career at Construction Partners, Inc., progressing through leadership roles where he developed expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy and operations. Mr. Fleming earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Christian University.

Mr. Baugnon brings over 30 years of diverse management experience to Construction Partners and serves as our Senior Vice President of Personnel and Administration since January of 2025. Prior to that, Mr. Baugnon served as Vice President of Personnel beginning in April of 2021. Before joining Construction Partners, he served as Vice President of Personnel for Fred Smith Company, our North Carolina operating company, beginning in April of 2021. Mr. Baugnon’s previous experience includes roles in executive search working exclusively in the heavy civil construction sector and management roles in high tech manufacturing.