Mark Henderson had a lot to learn when he took over his father's company in 1990. He already knew a lot about construction, having worked at Jack B. Henderson Construction Co. since 1968 as an estimator, project manager and superintendent. But he knew little about running the business side and issues such as bonding, insurance and banking.
How times have changed. In the 22 years since he took the reins as CEO, Henderson has led his Albuquerque-based firm from being a small family business into one of the region's leading specialists in mechanical, process piping and ultra-high-security work in microelectronics and nuclear facilities. But it's the firm's capacity to incorporate new ideas and improved processes—and apply that knowledge for the benefit of its customers and employees—that has kept the company vital and constantly expanding into new territory.