Dallas \u2014 KAI Design & Build, an integrated architectural, engineering and construction services firm providing design and construction solutions across the country for nearly 40 years, announced a corporate restructuring and will now be known as KAI Enterprises. KAI Enterprises, which will publicly go by KAI, now serves as the parent company of four new subsidiaries \u2014 KAI Design, KAI Engineering, KAI Build and KAI 360 Construction Services (KAI 360 CS). As part of the restructure, KAI will launch a new branding effort in February that includes a new corporate brand identity, logo and tagline as well as a new website.<\/p>\n
The name change and restructure reflects KAI\u2019s broader commitment to its clients and the AEC industry and unifies the company’s operations under a new core focus and set of core values. CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr. officially launched the new structure in October 2018, with Darren L. James, AIA, transitioning to President of KAI Enterprises. James, a shareholder within the company since 2010, was formerly the President and COO of KAI Texas. Michael Hein, AIA, PMP, is Chief Operating Officer of KAI Enterprises.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a new day for service delivery in the design and construction industry,\u201d said James. \u201cThe continued evolution towards better and greater communication enhances the work environment for our staff and provides a more comprehensive experience for our clients. We believe in long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with our clients and our restructuring is our investment in continuous improvement, evolution and reinvention to better serve our clients, staff and community.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2017, Michael Kennedy, Sr., founder and chairman of KAI Design & Build, retired and sold his company shares to his son, Michael B. Kennedy, Jr. The younger Kennedy decided at that time to restructure KAI and create new entities for each of the company\u2019s business lines under the umbrella of a new holding company. KAI is now poised through its four distinct business units to serve its clients with national resources from its headquarters in St. Louis and offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Omaha and San Antonio.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a shareholder of the KAI family of companies, it is my intention to strategically place the parent company and each business unit in the most advantageous position for growth, stability and profitability, regardless of the external economic climate,\u201d said James. \u201cAs the President of KAI Enterprises, it is my role to create opportunities that sustain our business unit\u2019s individual goals, and nurture and grow our staff with exciting projects with a purpose to transform the communities we touch.\u201d<\/p>\n
The four new entities and respective leadership under the restructuring include:<\/p>\n
KAI Design<\/strong> \u2013 Architectural and interior design services are now exclusively channeled through KAI Design. These services were previously offered through KAI Texas, but under the new structure, KAI Design will focus on providing design services at all KAI office locations throughout the U.S. KAI Design is led by President Matt Westphal, who also oversees KAI Engineering.<\/p>\n KAI Engineering<\/strong> \u2013 KAI Engineering is an industry leader in BIM technology, and its engineering professionals have decades of combined experience in project leadership, design execution and advanced engineering concepts on a wide variety of building types. Through the recent acquisition of Atlanta-based Dorsey Engineering, KAI expanded its reach, enabling greater opportunities in a prime engineering-focused role to owners, architects, federal and state government agencies, and design-build contractors nationwide. KAI Engineering is led by Matt Westphal, who holds a dual leadership position as President of KAI Design and KAI Engineering.<\/p>\n KAI Build<\/strong> \u2013 KAI Build provides design-build services, general contracting, construction management and a full suite of preconstruction services. The company, led by President Brian W. Arnold, recently elevated their presence in the construction market through the acquisition of reputable St. Louis-based Volk Construction Company, which brought more than 50 years of diverse expertise in the public and private sectors. Additionally, Marcus Moomey, AIA, DBIA, has been promoted to the new position of Director of Design-Build to lead this division of KAI Build.<\/p>\n KAI 360 CS<\/strong> \u2013 KAI\u2019s Program and Construction Management group has been renamed KAI 360 Construction Services (KAI 360 CS) because of its ability to provide \u201cfull circle\u201d expertise to plan, structure and deliver projects that meet clients\u2019 budgets, schedules, quality and operational requirements, and to lead a project or program from concept to turnover. KAI 360 CS is led by President Bruce Wood.<\/p>\n \u201cThe new structure allows stronger flexibility to add investors, shareholders and M&A activity to align better with KAI\u2019s strategic goals,\u201d said KAI Enterprises CEO Kennedy, Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KAI Design & Build announced a corporate restructuring and will now be known as KAI Enterprises, serving as the parent company of four new subsidiaries \u2014 KAI Design, KAI Engineering, KAI Build and KAI 360 Construction Services (KAI 360 CS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4085,"featured_media":2026884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2425,2839],"tags":[9340,9339,9337,734,9338,9336,9342,9341],"acf":[],"views":17,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/KAI-logo-727.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4085"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}