Vulcan Materials Promotes Tom Hill To EVP And COO

(RTTNews) - Construction aggregates producer Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) announced leadership changes, effective January 1, 2014. The company said it promoted Tom Hill aged 54, previously Senior Vice President of the Company's South Region, to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

John McPherson aged 45, previously Senior Vice President of Vulcan's East Region, has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. This role will provide further development opportunities for Mr. McPherson at the senior corporate level while taking advantage of his strengths as a manager developed during his long career with McKinsey & Company, and with Vulcan over the last two years.

Danny Shepherd (62), previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to the position of Vice Chairman of the Company. In this new role, Shepherd will support and advise the Company on important matters including organization, business development and succession planning, while also helping facilitate the transition of the new management team.

Dan Sansone (61), previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been named to the position of Executive Vice President - Strategy. Mr. Sansone will lead important strategic initiatives for the Company while also being engaged in assisting the transition of the new senior managers. Sansone plans to retire from the Company at the end of 2014.

Tom Hill served most recently as Senior Vice President of Vulcan's South Region, which includes the Company's Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Mexico businesses. Previously, Hill served as President of Vulcan's former Florida Rock Division, and prior to that as President of the Company's former Southwest Division. He joined Vulcan in 1979, serving in a variety of operations assignments of increasing responsibility.

John McPherson served most recently as Senior Vice President of the Company's East Region, which includes Vulcan's businesses in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. Mr. McPherson joined the Company in 2011 as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development. Prior to coming to Vulcan, he was a senior partner of McKinsey & Company, the global management consulting firm.

Danny Shepherd most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for all of the Company's operating regions and the Corporate Construction Materials functions that support region operations. Previously, Mr. Shepherd served as Executive Vice President, Construction Materials. Shepherd rejoined Vulcan in 2002 as President of Vulcan's Southeast Division after serving in executive positions with Global Stone Corporation and Oglebay Norton. Prior to his positions with Global Stone and Oglebay Norton, Shepherd served as Vice President and General Manager, Georgia for Vulcan's former Southeast Division.

Dan Sansone served as Chief Financial Officer of Vulcan Materials Company since 2005, and as Executive Vice President and CFO since 2011. Sansone was also responsible for the marketing support services department and oversight of the business development and strategic planning functions of the Company. Sansone joined Vulcan in 1988 and was the Controller and then Vice President of Finance before becoming President of Vulcan's former Southern & Gulf Coast Division in 1997.