News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: February 14, 2008
Kenneth Holmes President North Branch Construction, Inc.
Name: Kenneth Holmes
Title: President
Company: North Branch Construction, Inc.
Location: 76 Old Turnpike Rd., Concord, NH (spring 2008)
Place of Birth and Year: Poughkeepsie, NH 1959
Family: Wife and 2 kids
College: Dartmouth College
First Job Unrelated to your current field: Commercial banker at Irving Trust
First Job in current field: Carpenter for small home builder
What Your Firm Does Now and Its Plans for the Future? North Branch Construction is a 50 year old company. This spring, we will be moving to our new location in Concord. We operate throughout NH and northern Mass. and employ six office based project managers and ten field based superintendents, with full project management capabilities.
Hobbies: Scuba diving and wine collecting
Favorite Novel: "Red storm rising" by Tom Clancy
Favorite Film: Star Wars Trilogy
Keys to Success: Drive and perseverance
Person(s) You Most Admire: Ronald Regan
If You Had To Choose a Different Profession, What Would It Be? Fighter pilot
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