grow in the industry,” she said, as well as connecting with people who affect the industry including legislators, public agencies, owners and trade partners. Passion is about “plugging into areas
of interest,” she said. “We all love building things and being part of the industry. Tere are so many areas that employees at our members’ companies can plug in and make a difference: legislative and PAC, workforce development and the Construction Education Foundation, Safety & Health Council, HR Forum and DEI Committee, to name just a few.” As for leadership, Kimble said it is
Royal Electric: Building a Legacy R
BY CAROL EATON
oyal Electric was founded in 1971 by first-generation Italian-Ameri- can Leo Vellutini, Dina Kimble’s grandfather. Three years later Leo’s son, Frank, came on board and together they began a decades long
expansion of the company. With the passing of Leo in the early 1990s, Frank became President
and CEO. The company was soon recognized as one of the top 50 spe- cialty contractors in California and today continues to expand its port- folio designing, building and servicing complex electrical systems and underground projects across the Central and Western US. for both public and private owners and general contractors. The company’s current leadership team includes Dina Vellutini Kimble
as President and CEO, Bob Bell as EVP, Eric Gardner II as COO, and Keri Adams as CFO. Together they are committed to carrying on the suc- cessful legacy of the Vellutini family and continuing to build a legacy for current and future employees. Reaching it milestone 50th anniversary in 2021, Royal Electric had
close to 600 employees at peak employment. The Sacramento Business Journal ranked Royal Electric as the number-one electrical contractor in the region in its recently released Top 25 ranking (March 1, 2022), with a record $121.99 million in revenues in 2021; it placed #277 on Engineering News-Record’s 2021 list of Top 500 Specialty Contractors firms in the United States (October 11-18, 2021). The company operates primarily in the Western United States but has completed project as far as Texas and Indiana. Royal Electric projects have received numerous industry awards, in- cluding several AGC of California Constructor Awards.
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about “promoting a vision and connecting people with the resources they need to achieve that vision.” Leadership is a trait that Kimble has
carefully cultivated throughout her 25- plus year career in construction. Serving as President and CEO of Royal Electric since 2019, she has participated on multi- ple construction industry boards and as a Gubernatorial appointee to the California Apprenticeship Council. Within AGC, she has chaired the Build- ing Division and Delta-Sierra District and served on the Construction Education Foundation Board before advancing through the officer positions during the past four years as Treasurer, Vice Presi- dent, President Elect and now President. She recently participated in AGC’s newly launched, year-long leadership develop- ment initiative known as Project Engage. (
www.agc-ca.org/training-education/ project-engage) Kimble joined AGC about 10 years ago after being invited to speak to the Delta-Sierra District board about a ballot initiative she was actively supporting with another trade association. “I sat in that room and saw the heads of all companies that we try to work for sitting there and thought, ‘I need to be at this table,’” Kimble said.
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