Pierre G. Villere, Chairman & Senior Managing Partner
Pierre Villere is the President and Senior Managing Partner of Allen-Villere Partners, an investment banking firm with a national practice in the construction materials industry. He has spent over four decades as an investment banker, serving middle market companies in their mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and financing needs. Since 1996, he has focused his highly specialized investment banking practice in the construction materials industry, specifically in ready mixed concrete, construction aggregates, concrete products, and asphalt. He is a member of both the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (“NSSGA”) and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (“NRMCA”), where he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NRMCA Manufacturers, Products & Services Division, and also serves on other committees and task groups focused on membership development, government affairs, promotion, and benchmarking performance for the industry. He is also currently a member of 15 state construction materials associations reflecting his commitment to the industry. He also serves on the National Steering Committee for the Concrete Industry Management (“CIM”) curriculum program offered at five universities throughout the country, as well as the Advisory Council of the Concrete Advancement Foundation, formerly the RMC Research and Education Foundation. He has made multiple presentations on various aspects of the construction materials industry to dozens of local, state, and national trade associations and industry partners such as Mack Truck and GE Credit; he spent 15 years as a Contributing Editor at The Concrete Producer, and now currently writes a monthly column for three publications where he serves as Contributing Editor, including Concrete Products, Rock Products, and Cement Products, where he discusses the business and financial issues facing the industry. He also writes a quarterly column for Precast Today and the WOC360 digital newsletter, and makes occasional contributions to the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association’s Conveyor magazine. Over the past 50+ years, he has served at various times as Chairman, President, or a member of the Board of Directors of nearly a dozen charities and non-profit organizations. He is an avid saltwater fisherman, waterfowler, upland wingshooter, and sporting clays enthusiast.
In 2021, he was awarded the William B. Allen Lifetime Achievement Award by NRMCA in acknowledgement of his decades of education and service to the industry.
PVillere@AllenVillere.com
(985) 727-4310 Ext. 107
Andrew M. Kulback – Senior Vice President
Andy Kulback has over ten years of experience as a senior level finance/accounting officer in the wireless communication industry and, more recently, in the construction field. He joined Allen-Villere Partners as Senior Vice President in March of 2004 after serving as the Chief Financial Officer for a large Client Company in the ready mixed concrete business for the previous five years. He is a member of the Alliance of Merger and Acquisitions Advisors (“AM&AA”) and serves on the Business Administration Committee of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (“NRMCA”) and the Industry Data Survey Task Force. He is a graduate of Wright State University (1985) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting.
He is also an avid racquetball player, competing nationally and has won numerous state, regional and national championships over the years.
John D. McCulla III – Vice President
John McCulla is Vice President at Allen-Villere Partners and joined the firm in 2018. He is a member of the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA) and obtained his Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) credential in 2020. He serves on the Financial Performance Improvement Task Group of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and the Performance Benchmarking Survey Group. John received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University as well as a Master of Management in Energy from Tulane University. He spends his free time fly fishing the coastal marshes of Louisiana.
Shane J. Naccari – Vice President of Transactions
Shane Naccari is Vice President of Transactions at Allen-Villere Partners with over ten years experience in the Engineering and Construction Industry. He is a member of the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA) and serves on the Government Affairs Committee of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). Prior to joining Allen-Villere Partners in 2021, Shane was a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in the Heavy Civil Construction Industry as well as consulted for Private Equity in the Industrial Services Industry. Shane received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Tulane University. He spends his free time saltwater fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.