NWPX Infrastructure Makes Leadership Promotions

NWPX Infrastructure – parent company of Northwest Pipe Co. and NWPX Geneva – made a series of strategic leadership promotions across the company.

“This leadership evolution continues to position NWPX Infrastructure for sustained growth and operational excellence,” states Scott Montross, president and CEO of NWPX Infrastructure. “Each of these leaders has earned greater responsibility by delivering results, developing people, and strengthening performance across markets. We are proud of our ability to promote from within and continue to build a team to scale operations. As Miles transitions toward retirement, we thank him for his contributions and wish him the very best in his next chapter.”

Michael Wray

Michael Wray has been promoted to executive vice president with operating and commercial oversight for both the Water Transmission Systems (WTS) and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems (Precast) segments of business.

He previously held the title senior vice president and general manager of Precast. Wray has been instrumental to the company’s Precast segment growth. He also supported the acquisitions of both NWPX Geneva and NWPX Park.

Wray started with NWPX in 2007 as a project manager at a WTS plant in Utah. In 2020 he was promoted to vice president and general manager of Precast. Earlier in January, Miles Brittain, executive vice president, announced his retirement. Furthermore, he shared his intention to assist in transition priorities through his retirement date in April.

Eric Stokes

Eric Stokes has been promoted to senior vice president and WTS group president. He will continue to have commercial and operating responsibility for the WTS segment. This segment includes all sales, engineering, quality, and production for the company’s WTS plants in North America.

His broadened responsibilities will now include operating and commercial oversight for the company’s Permalok steel casing pipe plant in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition, he will manage corporate and WTS purchasing. Stokes joined NWPX in 2008. He has played a critical role in strengthening performance across the WTS segment.

Jesus Tanguis

Jesus Tanguis has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager of Precast. Since joining the company in January 2024 as vice president and general manager of NWPX Geneva, Tanguis has steadily grown the Utah Precast business. He has also improved its operational performance. Moving forward, he will have operating and commercial oversight for both NWPX Geneva and NWPX Park.

Justin Fraughton

Justin Fraughton has been promoted to vice president and general manager of NWPX Geneva and will now provide commercial and operating oversight to the company’s three Utah facilities. He started with NWPX Geneva in 1998. Since then, he has taken on roles of increasing responsibility, with his last role as multi-site operations manager.

SOURCE – NWPX Infrastructure

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