Senior Vice President and General Manager Mark Ketchel Retiring from C3M

After more than 40 years in the electrical construction industry, Senior Vice President and General Manager Mark Ketchel is retiring from C3M. Throughout his career, Mark has managed and delivered more than $500 million in complex rail and mass transit, aviation, water, and government projects to public agencies.

Mark began his career in 1973 as an apprentice electrician and quickly raised through the ranks as journeyman and then foreman. In 1984, he transitioned into a project management role at Truland Group before rising to executive vice president of Truland Transportation, a division devoted to infrastructure projects. During his time with Truland, Mark worked on some of the Washington, DC area’s most iconic projects, including FedEx Field, multiple projects for the Smithsonian Institution, and a substantial portion of the Washington Metrorail System. Under his leadership, Truland expanded from a local electrical contractor to a national industry leader with the construction of The Tide, Hampton Roads Transit’s light rail system.

Mark was part of the founding leadership team for C3M Power Systems, which launched as a subsidiary of Clark Construction in 2014. During his time with C3M, Mark provided executive management and guidance to teams across the organization as they won and delivered some of the most sophisticated infrastructure projects in the country. Under his leadership, C3M completed several critical projects that helped establish C3M as an industry leader, including the Cincinnati Streetcar, Oklahoma City Streetcar, Sound Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility: East, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, and numerous projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Chuck Hinton and Chuck Tomasco, both senior vice presidents and general managers of C3M, will continue to build the company’s success and prepare for the future in Mark’s absence.

As a founding member of C3M, Mark helped establish our core values of honesty, integrity, and teamwork. In his honor, we are pleased to announce the annual Mark V. Ketchel Award, which will be given to the C3M team member who best demonstrates these values. It will be awarded for the first time in December 2021.

Congratulations, Mark! We wish you a happy and relaxing retirement.