Bill Rowland
Rowland Companies

Mr. Rowland serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rowland Companies Construction Group, Inc which he founded in 1984. His experience includes 35 years of hands-on management, analysis, and problem solving in the construction and real estate development industry. He is an expert in construction and development processes, cost estimating, risk analysis, interpretation of contract documents, and management of complex projects. In 22 years under his direction, Rowland Companies has completed more than $650 Million in construction contracts. From its offices in Phoenix/Scottsdale and Dallas/Ft. Worth the firm specializes in the construction of medical facilities, religious facilities, and commercial Industrial projects. The firm works throughout the West, Southwest, Central, and Southeast United States.

Mr. Rowland began working in the construction industry in 1963 as a carpenter apprentice. He served in the US Army Military Intelligence service, is a Vietnam Veteran and was honorably discharged in 1971. He married his wife of 33 years, Linda, while in the military service and their first son James was born in 1970. Their second son, Todd and daughter Jennifer followed. James and Jennifer work for Rowland Companies as Chief Financial Officer and Human Resource Manager, respectively.

Mr. Rowland attended Indiana University at Bloomington where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1973 Mr. Rowland joined the Chicago office of Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. where he served on auditing and consulting engagements in construction, financial and real estate industries while earning the designation CPA in 1975. Seeking a return to construction, Mr. Rowland accepted the position of Vice President Finance and Development with Geupel DeMars, Inc. at Indianapolis in January 1978. He served in a variety of assignments in financial, estimating, marketing, and construction operations. He was responsible for numerous construction assignments across the United States.

Mr. Rowland and his company have received over three dozen awards and recognitions ranging from the National Association of Homebuilders Gold Medal, and eight Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget awards, and two American Subcontractor Association Awards, to Arizona Valley Forward’s Crescorda for environmentally sensitive construction.

The Arizona Business Journal quoted Mr. Rowland, saying “What we choose to do and how we do it can leave a lasting impact on the lives we touch, professionally and personally”. And, after completion of the Springs Resort in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Greene Valley Wisconsin, Madison Magazine said “When things went sour, Rowland kept his head-and the project moving.”

Some of the construction and development projects Mr. Rowland and his firm have been responsible for are listed in the website of the firm at www.RowlandCompanies.com.