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Creating Things That Matter

Q&A with James L. O’Leary, Chairman, CEO and President

Interviewed by Kurt Caywood, Editor-in-Chief, Haskell.com

We’ve grown consistently in revenue, sales structure or model, and there are things to It makes me extremely proud because the safety
and contribution throughout your Haskell learn. It’s important to remain nimble and be of our customers, our team members and our
2025 vision. In 2023, we achieved more than willing to adjust as needed. And we've done trade partners is absolutely the highest priority
$2 billion in sales and nearly $2 billion in just that. I'm very pleased with how it's gone. of this organization. It's in our DNA. It's an honor
revenue. How do we keep moving forward? to be consistently recognized by ABC for safety.
Haskell has been a leader in sustainable
Since we launched Haskell 2025, we've design for decades and ranks in Engineering You can talk about safety compliance and safety
experienced financial growth and success by any News-Record (ENR) Top 25 Environmental results, but when it becomes part of your culture
measure. But the key to future success is making Firms. How do you see us serving our and who you are, that's when it becomes special.
sure that growth is sustainable and repeatable. customers, both public and private, where And that's where we are today as an organization.
We’ll do that by making sure Haskell is always sustainability is desired, if not mandated? Haskell earned its first No. 1 ranking and
recognized as the absolute industry expert in its fourth straight Top 5 finish in the
our respective markets. We will always strive Sustainability has always been extremely Training Magazine APEX Awards for its
to provide best-in-class customer experiences. important to Haskell and creating world- commitment to learning and development,
We’ll do it by continuing to innovate and by class sustainable designs and construction and Gallup engagement scores continue
creating high levels of engagement and passion projects is really key to our success. Not only to climb. How does this demonstrate the
for what we do. Yes, we've seen success. But do companies expect or demand it, they company’s efforts to ensure every team
really, the future is about sustainable success. deserve it. It's simply the right thing to do member the Best Job of their Life?
to be good stewards of our environment.
2023 was the first year for Haskell’s transition We will further enhance our commitment It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized
to an Enterprise Project Delivery Model. and establish Haskell as the clear industry for multiple years by Training Magazine for
How has it gone? What have we learned? leader. That will be a key initiative in 2024. training and developing our team members.
While it’s important to be recognized, it's more
The transition has gone well, and when you look Haskell received the Associated Builders
at our recent success and our recent growth, it & Contractors (ABC) Pinnacle Award for important that we're following through on our
was absolutely the right thing to do. It’s positioned Safety for the third consecutive year and commitment to train and develop our people,
us to create greater opportunities for our team the fourth time in the past five years. ensuring that we're emphasizing a culture
members and has made us more efficient as an What does that mean for the company of engagement and always keeping our core
organization. There is no perfect organizational and for you personally as its leader? values foundational to everything we do.