Management Team

Jule Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) since April 2021. Under Mr. Smith’s leadership, the company has achieved significant growth, expanding its geographic footprint to eight states across more than 110 local markets. During this period, CPI has increased revenue by more than 200% and grown its workforce to more than 6,800 employees.

Mr. Smith joined CPI in 2011, when the company acquired his family’s business, Fred Smith Company, which became CPI’s North Carolina platform subsidiary. Since that time, he has held various leadership roles of increasing responsibility within the company.

He is actively involved in state and local industry organizations and the Raleigh, North Carolina, community. Mr. Smith has held numerous leadership roles with the Carolina Asphalt Paving Association and the Carolinas AGC and has served on the Boards of Directors of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and North State Bank.

Mr. Smith received a direct commission as a Supply Corps Officer in the United States Navy Reserve, serving from 2000 to 2004. He earned both his Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Wake Forest University.

Greg Hoffman has served as Chief Financial Officer of Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) since 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffman served as Senior Vice President of Finance from 2021 to 2023 and as Chief Financial Officer of Wiregrass Construction Company, CPI’s Alabama subsidiary, from 2009 to 2021.

Before joining Construction Partners, Mr. Hoffman held roles of increasing responsibility at Corporate Express, Inc., a Staples company, including Division Controller and Vice President of Operations. He also served as Division Controller for APAC-Georgia, Inc., a heavy civil infrastructure company.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Hoffman was a Manager at Ernst & Young, LLP, where he directed audit engagement teams serving a variety of industries, including construction. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Alabama.

Ryan Brooks serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD), where he oversees legal strategy across the organization, including with respect to mergers and acquisitions, contracts, compliance, corporate governance, and enterprise risk management. Mr. Brooks joined Construction Partners in 2018 as Senior Vice President, Legal, and was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel in May 2025.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Brooks practiced law at Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. (now Maynard Nexsen PC) in Birmingham, Alabama, where his practice focused on advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.

Mr. Brooks currently serves on the boards of directors of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and SNB Holdings, Inc., a community bank holding company. He earned a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Auburn University.

Nelson Fleming has served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) since 2020.

In his role, Mr. Fleming leads the company’s strategic growth initiatives, acquisitions, and long-term corporate development planning across its expanding Sunbelt footprint. Since CPI’s initial public offering in 2018, the company has completed 40 acquisition transactions, doubling the size of its local market operations throughout the Sunbelt.

Mr. Fleming serves on the Board of Directors of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA). He earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Christian University.

Robert Baugnon has served as Senior Vice President of Personnel and Administration of Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) since 2025 and brings more than 30 years of management experience to the company. Prior to that, Mr. Baugnon served as Vice President of Personnel of Fred Smith Company, CPI’s North Carolina subsidiary from 2014 to 2021.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Baugnon’s experience included executive search roles focused exclusively on the heavy civil construction sector, as well as management roles in high-tech manufacturing.