What Happened?
Scottsdale, AZ-based Katerra Appointed Brad Knight as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Katerra is a Silicon Valley startup that is redefining the multi-trillion dollar construction industry. We apply tech-centric innovation to product design and sourcing, procurement and supply-chain, logistics, and customer service. Katerra`s vision is to make leading-edge buildings and building features affordable and accessible to everyone in the world. The team hails from the most innovative technology companies. We are funded by influential investors from both technology and real estate. The Company has offices in Menlo Park, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Shenzhen, China.
About the Person
Brad Knight comes to Katerra with over 30 years of hands-on operations, engineering, and supply chain management experience. Brad held executive management or board positions at Flextronics, Metcal, and Adaptix, as well as served in chief executive, board of director, and executive consultant roles for 1800 Contacts, Erickson Retirement Communities, Retirement Living TV, and Sandisk. He`s managed operations projects within North America, South America and Asia. Brad has been instrumental in developing start-up infrastructure, contract negotiations, marketing, equipment selection and installation, MRP implementation, financial planning, and staffing for Customer Service, Product Management, Manufacturing and Logistics. Brad`s unique vision, broad strategic thinking, and pragmatic managerial approach has been instrumental in his success with numerous start-ups and turnaround situations. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology & Manufacturing from California State University. He has been recognized for creating “One of the Top Ten Places to Work” by Cable World magazine. Brad is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, and served in the U.S. Army Infantry as a Drill Instructor, Master Trainer Qualified. Brad Knight is Chief Executive Officer at Katerra. Previously, Brad held various senior HR leadership roles in the industry.
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