CEO MESSAGE

IN 2020 many things have transpired within our company and certainly outside the company. I can’t tell you enough how A topic important to me personally is racial inequality and unfairness. It’s one that leaders and employers hate to discuss and are afraid to bring to proud I am of our leadership, our field and plant crews, our the surface and have an open discussion. Nationally drivers, and all of the QC and office staff that worked so hard, it has not been addressed or handled properly by committed themselves to the task at hand and kept our those in charge. My promise is that our company company alive and well. It is hard enough to focus on our will do our part to insure the opportunity to be personal lives, family, and much more to avoid COVID-19 on trained, advanced, and promoted will be equal to a daily basis, digest the racial turmoil, listen to the politics everyone of any ethnic background or race. Talent from both sides, the rise and fall of our pocketbooks, and Development is a topic we are working hard on to yet get up and gather our thoughts and refocus for a safe have a clear route to advancement and avail the and fun filled day at work. Fortunately, we have survived chance to do so based on a person’s motivation, it all and have come out of 2020 intact, solvent, with fresh work ethic, attitude, and training regardless of ideas, and employees dedicated to the company’s success. ethnic origin. The expectation that all of our people How good is that? Pretty Special I think. in a management position will treat our workers

Are we where we want to be? No, but we are headed in with respect and dignity that every human being the right solid direction. In the spring of 2020 a small group deserves is of primary importance to this company. of Ajax leadership set about a process of meetings and “think I expect our leaders will ensure this philosophy and tank” discussions to develop a short and long term Strategic work to improve where needed. Plan. From that came a long term VISION called THE CHOICE, Again our company is strong, both in the a revised corporate MISSION STATEMENT, and a review of quality of our people and our financial stability. But our CORE BELIEFS & VALUES adding an additional important to stay on top we must continue to work together, value. An action plan was developed and small groups and strive to be the best. We have the team to do were organized to work on the Team Assignments. Behind it. Let’s aggressively move forward and ensure our the scenes teams of people are working on the following success. As always be safe out there, and Keep the topics: Talent Recruitment and Development, Government Faith! and Community Outreach, Innovation, Growth, Processes and Operations, and Risk Management. All of these topics are important to the GOAL of making our VISION a reality.

In addition, we began work on an overall QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS) used to attain Performance Excellence. It is designed to assure the continued reputation of Ajax as a top tier Highway Contractor. We know to be the best, we must work at it each and every day. It has always been said that our reputation is important. It will be determined by the standards and behaviors of all of our people. As we continue to mature as a company we will always rely on our people to drive us forward.

Stay Safe out there! Keep the Faith!

Mike Horan, CEO