Rea, Schnepf to Retire at Coldspring®
Cold Spring, Minn. — Coldspring announces the retirements of two long-time executives and a company leadership restructuring.
Dan Rea, senior vice president of sales, is retiring this month. George Schnepf, chief financial officer, will retire in December.
The restructuring, occurring as Coldspring celebrates 125 years in business, assigns a team of 10 to directly represent the company’s various value streams.
“Dan and George’s leadership has helped guide our organization and the industry for decades, and their impact will resonate within the industry for years to come,” said Greg Flint, Coldspring president/COO. “These pending retirements provided the motivation for Coldspring to look at new and innovative ways to operate and be governed moving forward. Their support of our transformation to a restructured leadership team has been instrumental.”
Rea began his career at Coldspring in operations in 1977, and stepped away from the company in 1980 to serve in the U.S. Air Force as a meteorologist. Upon his honorable discharge, Rea returned to Coldspring resuming his duties in operations. He moved to the drafting department and was soon promoted to project manager.
Rea assumed the general manager of Construction Services in 1996 and then moved to sales management in 2003, culminating in his final position of senior vice president of sales.
Rea is recognized for his commitment to promoting the benefits of natural stone as the material of choice—as demonstrated through his many years of service with the Natural Stone Institute, including a term as president. Rea is this year’s recipient of the institute’s Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Schnepf, a CPA, received an accounting degree from Iowa State University, followed by a master’s in business from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. After starting his career at Deloitte, he joined Coldspring in 1988 and has been the chief financial officer at Coldspring for most of his 35 years at the Company.
Schnepf is active in a variety of industry and community groups serving on numerous boards. His leadership at Coldspring was focused on a broad range of functions including finance, tax and accounting, information technology, human resources, real estate, purchasing, logistics, and more.
The members of the new leadership team include:
- Erin Schwanitz-Vogt, Vice President of Sales, Memorial
- Jason Kron, Vice President of Sales, Architectural
- Reid Kubesh, Vice President of Sales, Stone Products
- Johnny Phillips, Vice President of Sales
- Brent Koosmann, Vice President of Marketing
- Steve Konop, Director of Quarries and Outlying Operations
- Josh Reitmeier, Director of Stone Operations
- Roy Undersander, Director of Foundry Operations
- Jerry Robel, Director of Value-Added Services
- Mark Stafford, Vice President of Administrative Services
“This transformative team-based approach will allow Coldspring to unleash the power of its teams and build a new business framework using four key competencies—shared knowledge, common purpose, trust and empowerment,” said Flint.
With its headquarters, a primary manufacturing facility and bronze foundry in Cold Spring, the company has more than 800 employees at operations across the country, including 30 quarries and multiple fabrication facilities.
