Clayco Announces Strategic Leadership Promotions to Drive Operational Excellence and Growth
MAY 28 2025 – CHICAGO, IL — Clayco, a $7.6 billion full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build, and construction firm, today announced key leadership promotions within its Construction business to strengthen its market leadership further and deliver operational excellence across all sectors.
Ryan McGuire has been promoted to President, Construction. In this expanded role, McGuire will work closely with Ryan Abbott, Mike Pierle, and Conor Tighe to deliver Clayco’s portfolio of complex and high-profile projects across the country. McGuire will lead all aspects of Construction, including sales, operations, and preconstruction. Ryan will also continue to lead Clayco Compute, the company’s data center and quantum computing business unit.
Ryan Abbott, currently serving as President of Clayco’s Southwest Region, will take on additional national leadership responsibilities across the Construction business. His new role will include oversight of the Advanced Manufacturing, Life Science, Food & Beverage, e-Commerce, Residential, Aviation, and Institutional markets. Abbott’s expanded leadership aligns with Clayco’s strategy to deliver innovative, scalable solutions across a wide range of high-growth industries.
Conor Tighe has been promoted to Vice President of Preconstruction & Procurement Strategy. Tighe will be responsible for integrating preconstruction, estimating, operations, and Clayco’s integrated service lines to mitigate risk and enhance the company’s comprehensive project delivery model.
These strategic appointments build on the recent promotion of Mike Pierle to Chief Operating Officer of the Construction business. In his role, Pierle is responsible for overseeing Clayco’s industry-leading safety programs, quality assurance initiatives, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and overall construction management operations.
“These leadership changes reflect the depth of talent within our organization and position us to meet growing client demand with unmatched precision and innovation,” said Anthony Johnson, CEO of Clayco. “We are proud to recognize these outstanding leaders with expanded roles that are essential to our company’s future growth. As we take on some of the most sophisticated projects in the country, this team will ensure we continue setting the standard for excellence in our industry.”
Clayco continues to build on its legacy of delivering transformative projects with a relentless focus on safety, quality, and our customers.
About Clayco
Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely and sustainably delivers the highest quality solutions to clients across North America on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the “art and science of building,” providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional and residential-related building projects. For more information, visit www.claycorp.com.