See it, believe it and work for it – the ethos that propels Central States CEO Jim Sliker in the boardroom and on the sports field. A believer in working, learning and playing as a community to find opportunities for growth, Jim puts this into practice in his own life. His enthusiasm and willingness to explore help us challenge the way things are done, discovering new ways to exceed expectations in everything we do.

Fulfilling the company purpose of providing financial freedom to all our employee owners is what drives Chad each day. This is accomplished through the success of the Central States Manufacturing Employee Stock Ownership Plan (or ESOP). Chad’s role in accomplishing this purpose is to help Central States become more agile and to empower our employee owners to make well-informed, data backed decisions to drive the business forward.

As President, Tim oversees our 11 manufacturing facilities as well as Central States Manufacturing shared services directors.   Through his life experiences and 25-plus years of expertise in a professional setting, there are things learned from both sides of life that Tim applies every day. One of those is that you cannot do everything. Trusting your team with the autonomy to do their job well is so important. If you try to do everything – you will never succeed. Another valuable learning is that people react in different ways to good and not so good circumstances.

Intentionally inviting others, making room, and achieving together is at the core of the hospitable leadership philosophy to which Jennifer Davis strives. She serves as the first CMO in company history: overseeing the marketing, strategy, and innovation functions while serving as the executive leader of our growing Central States Building Works business.

Richard Allen is a proponent of practical actions and forward thinking which embodies a leadership philosophy centered on innovation, continuous improvement, genuine care, and a commitment to customer-centric values. The keys to innovation and continuous improvement are to foster a risk-free environment to share ideas, listen well and hard to your team, recruit a team of great people, and provide a set of effective tools, all of which generates exceptional outcomes for both our customers and employee owners.

Steve serves as the organization’s Human Resources and Talent leader. In this this vital role, he manages talent management, benefits and safety for the entire Central States organizations. His talent management career has spanned twenty-plus years. The phrase “it’s all about the people” is one that rings true to Langston and guides his philosophy in managing Human Resources.

Tim serves as the organization’s technology thought leader, ensuring Central States has a complete, integrated process and systems strategy. This includes flexibility to innovate and improve speed-to-market by introducing new capabilities driven by technology. He believes in empowering the people he works with while enabling them to innovate.