Smith midland Corporation
Officers & Directors
Rodney I. Smith. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer.
Rodney I. Smith co-founded the Company in 1960 and became its President and Chief
Executive Officer in 1965. He has served on the Board of Directors and has been
its Chairman since 1970. Mr. Smith is the principal developer and inventor of
the Company’s proprietary and patented products. He is the past President
of the National Precast Concrete Association. Mr. Smith has served on the Board
of Trustees of Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia since 1986. The Company
believes that Mr. Smith’s extensive experience in the precast concrete products
industry and his knowledge of the marketplace gives him the qualifications and
skills necessary to serve in the capacity as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Ashley B. Smith. President and Director. Ashley B. Smith has served as President
of the Company since 2012 and as the Vice President of the Company from 1990
to 2011 and as a Director since 1994. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business Administration from Bridgewater College. Mr. Ashley B. Smith
is the son of Mr. Rodney I. Smith. The Company believes that Mr. Smith’s
education, experience in the precast concrete industry and business experience
give him the qualifications and skills necessary to serve in the capacity as
a director.
Wesley A. Taylor. Vice President of Administration and Director. Wesley A.
Taylor has served as Vice President of Administration of the Company since 1989
and as a Director since 1994, and previously held positions as Controller and
Director of Personnel and Administration. Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Northwestern State University. The Company believes that Mr. Taylor’s
education, business experience and his extensive experience in the precast concrete
industry gives him the qualifications and skills necessary to serve in the capacity
as a director.
G. E. (Nick) Borst. Director. G. E. Nick Borst served as an member of the Board
of Directors of the Company since 2013. For more than the past five years, Mr.
Borst has been engaged in the private practice of law, advising clients in business
organization and corporate governance. Prior to entering private practice, Mr.
Borst served as a trial attorney and as a federal prosecutor with the government.
Mr. Borst previously served as president of the Fauquier County Bar Association
and as a three-year treasurer of the Fauquier County Chamber of Commerce. In
private law practice, Mr. Borst advised clients on business organization and
governance. Mr. Borst is also a co-founder and past president of Hospice of
Fauquier County and is co-founder and long-time board member of Verdun Adventure
Bound, an organization that provides experiential learning programs to over
2,000 young people a year. The Company believes that Mr. Borsts current and
past business-related experience provides him with the knowledge and skills
necessary to serve in the capacity as a director of the Company.
William A. Kenter. Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer. William
A. Kenter has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September
2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kenter was Controller for the Mount
Vernon Printing division of Consolidated Graphics, Inc., a commercial printing
company, from September 2007 to September 2008. Mr. Kenter served as President
and CEO of PenGraphix Printing Solutions, a commercial printing company, from
January 2000 to August 2007.
Smith midland Corporation currently has 205 employees.
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