Griffith President Takes Reins at AGC


Jaimie Angus is Latest in Long Line of Company Execs to Take On Key Leadership Role Within AGC


By Carol Eaton AGC


of California President Jaimie Angus is the


third generation in his family to pursue a career in construction, following in the footsteps of his father and grand- father who worked in the industry. Over the past 27 years, Angus has


played an integral role at the Griffith Company in Brea. He helped grow the company from one that was primarily


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focused on paving and grading when he came onboard in 1989 into the much larger, more diversified heavy construction company that it is today. In 2016, he will apply his


experience and knowledge of the construction industry to lead AGC of California, the state’s largest construction association. Angus plans to continue the work begun in recent years by AGC leadership with special emphasis on increasing the associa-


tion’s membership, its diversity, and the level of participation by new and existing members. “Greater participation is key to


continuing as the leading voice of the industry,” he says. “We want our association to be proactive for change and not just reactive for protection of our industry. Prompt payment, working to grow our transportation funds, and combating over-zealous regulatory measures are just some of the areas we’ll continue to work on.”


A Company Rooted in Industry Leadership


Angus joins a long line of execu-


tives from Griffith Company that have stepped up to lead AGC at the state and national level dating back to the association’s founding in 1920. Tat included two Griffiths who led the Southern California Chapter in 1934 and 1951 (before AGC of California became a single entity in 1969); George Griffith, who was 1974 AGC of California President; former Griffith Chairman Jim Waltze, who served as AGC of America President in 2004; and Griffith CEO Tom Foss, who was AGC of California President in 2009. “Our philosophy at Griffith,


instilled in everyone at the company, has always been that you need to give back to the industry to make it more vibrant for the future,” Angus says. “But it takes all of us as members and industry leaders to make things happen for the betterment of our industry.” Active in AGC since the early


1990s, Angus first got involved with the association in the Orange County District at a time when people such as Al Landes, Ralph Larison, Bob Pesavento, and Leonard Savala were modeling what it meant to be involved and make a difference. “Tere was a lot of passion about making a difference and fighting for our industry,” he notes – a passion for involvement he hopes to encourage within AGC this year.


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