Smith-Midland Corp. hires VP of operations for Va. plant

Kevin Corbett joins leadership team for Fauquier precast concrete manufacturer

Published May 10, 2021 by Jason Roop

Fauquier County-based precast concrete manufacturer Smith-Midland Corp. has named Kevin Corbett as its vice president of operations at the company’s Virginia plant, it announced May 7.

Corbett, a native of Syracuse, New York, will oversee production, delivery and installation at the plant, located in Fauquier’s Midland area. He brings five years of plant management experience with glass curtain wall fabricator Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope. While there, he implemented continuous improvement methodology Lean manufacturing, which he will also employ at Smith-Midland.

A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Corbett is a graduate of Norwich University and earned his MBA from Western Governors University.

During his five years with the Marines, Corbett served as Infantry Captain in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and then the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown.

Founded in 1960, Smith-Midland reported annual revenue of $43.8 million in 2020. It plans to announce its 2021 first-quarter results results May 11.

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