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Michael McRae

Executive CEO/Board Director specializing in construction services and multi-site operations

Fairwood BrandsUMass AmherstColumbus, OH30 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Operations leader who built holding-company infrastructure from the ground up for Fairwood Brands, a national collection of design-build landscaping companies—spanning finance/accounting, HR, safety, fleet, and corporate admin. Emphasizes data-driven visibility into financial/operational performance and pricing discipline to materially improve profitability and enable scalable growth, while mentoring founders and leadership teams through change.

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Key Strengths

  • built multi-function holding company operations from scratch (people, systems, processes, culture)
  • drives profitability improvements through disciplined cost/estimating/pricing processes
  • data-driven operational diagnostics using top-down benchmarks then task-level activity data
  • creates transparency and alignment via published metrics and organization-wide reporting
  • effective change leadership: vision + math + internal champions to overcome resistance
  • mentors founders/executives by building trust and tailoring coaching to individual capability

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Experience

Chief Executive OfficerFairwood Brands · Nov 2023 – Present
Executive ChairSordoni Construction Services · Jun 2023 – Present
Independent Board DirectorSordoni Construction Services · Dec 2021 – Present
Independent Board DirectorCrescent Electric Supply Company · Dec 2024 – Present
Independent Board DirectorTD Industries, Inc. · Apr 2025 – Present
Chief Executive OfficerDBi Services · Dec 2019 – Sep 2021
Chief Financial OfficerDBi Services · Dec 2018 – Nov 2019
Chief Financial OfficerJensen Hughes · Sep 2016 – Nov 2018
Chief Financial OfficerHITT Contracting · Sep 2012 – Aug 2016
Chief Financial OfficerReiser · Nov 2010 – Aug 2012
Vice President of Human ResourcesBosch North America · Jul 2008 – Oct 2010
Controller, Manufacturing & Distribution (company-wide)Bose Corporation · Sep 2005 – Jun 2008
Several Analyst & Controller RolesBose Corporation · Nov 1998 – Aug 2005
Credit AnalystFord Credit · Nov 1995 – Oct 1998

Education

UMass Amherstbachelor, Business Administration (Accounting)
Southern New Hampshire Universitymaster, MBA

Skills

BudgetingChange managementDigital marketingLead generationMentoringPerformance managementProcess improvementStrategic planningTeam leadershipAudit committee leadershipBoard governanceBoard of directors governanceCash flow managementCEO transition managementCultural transformation

Languages

English

Certifications

CPA (Illinois) - License 239.020243CPA (Maryland) - License 42516 (inactive)

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Michael McRaeExecutive CEO/Board Director specializing in construction services and multi-site operations