James Neal Ferry

James Neal Ferry was appointed Executive Vice President of Astec Industries, Inc. in January 2005 and became Group Vice President of Aggregate and Mining in June 2006 and Chief Operating Officer on January 1, 2007.
Since 1971, he had held various positions at Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., including Corporate Equipment Manager from May 1996 to December 2004.
Mr. Ferry held numerous positions in field operations and corporate positions in Purchasing, Equipment Sales and Equipment Maintenance Management at Kiewit.