{"id":31015,"date":"2025-06-22T05:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/tutor-perinis-black-construction-names-new-president\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T05:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:57:09","slug":"tutor-perinis-black-construction-names-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/tutor-perinis-black-construction-names-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutor Perini\u2019s Black Construction names new president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1750424781\/news\/text_to_speech\/black-construction-new-president-leonard-kaae_uexnrb.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tutor Perini subsidiary <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.tutorperini.com\/press-releases\/press-release-details\/2025\/Leonard-Kaae-Promoted-to-President-of-Black-Construction-Corporation\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Black Construction has named Leonard Kaae<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a 40-year veteran of the company, as its president, according to a Tuesday news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Kaae previously led operations for Guam-based Black as senior vice president and general manager.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Under his leadership, Black has grown to be the largest general contractor in Guam, according to Tutor Perini, and is consistently one of the firm\u2019s most profitable business units, having amassed a record backlog and large pipeline of future bidding opportunities. Last year, Tutor Perini formed a joint venture with Black when it won a $74.4 million contract to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/tutor-perini-black-construction-andersen-air-force\/717589\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>build a child development center<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> on the island.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Indeed, with approximately 2,000 employees, Black is the second-largest employer in Guam \u2013 after the U.S. government, according to Tutor Perini. The U.S. territory is the largest island in Micronesia <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2023\/2020-dhc-summary-file-guam.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>with a population of 153,836<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to the most recent U.S. census.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image-right inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A headshot of Black Construction executive Leonard Kaae.\" data-imagemodel=\"181092\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/I43hfygo7te08Xk2k2G8Ebzafw_v6K8WnBLF5MgJ4yA\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9TY3JlZW5zaG90XzIwMjUtMDYtMThfYXRfMS4yNS40OVBNLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Leonard Kaae<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Tutor Perini<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cLeonard exemplifies the type of high caliber leader that Tutor Perini is very fortunate to have leading our Indo-Pacific operations,\u201d said Gary Smalley, CEO and president of Tutor Perini, in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackconstructionguam.com\/about-us\/the-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Kaae\u2019s experience in the region<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> spans positions in Hawaii, Micronesia and the Philippines, in addition to Guam, according to his bio page on Black Construction\u2019s website. Beyond running Black\u2019s day-to-day operations, he\u2019s also overseen estimating, technical prerequisites and staffing and equipment allocations throughout the region.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The appointment comes as the U.S. government prioritizes defense spending in general, and specifically, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realcleardefense.com\/articles\/2025\/06\/10\/how_defense_reconciliation_could_fund_indo-pacific_deterrence_1115559.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>funding for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to deter conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, according to Real Clear Defense. Tutor Perini said that funding is expected to increase over the next decade.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/black-construction-new-president-leonard-kaae\/751136\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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