A Letter From CEO Harold MacDowell

Dear Clients and Community Friends:

As we celebrate our 20^th year on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all of you. We could not sustain a great workplace culture without great customers and strong communities in which we live and work.

Since 1997, it has been a hard-earned privilege to be honored on this prestigious list. Every year, we work to maintain aspects of our culture that are successful. By that same token, we examine and improve the areas where we might have fallen short. Our culture is focused on people – our TDPartners – who are the employee-owners of TDIndustries and ambassadors of our servant leadership culture.  

When I first came to TD in 1985, the first Fortune list was still years away from being published. I have been fortunate to see TD make the list for the past two decades. And for 20 years, our TDPartners have never been complacent. We have self-imposed high standards to live and breathe our Core Values, and we have pursued company and personal excellence with unrelenting stamina. Our commitment to having a great company culture has helped many organizations in the industry and our communities.

We’ve experienced tremendous growth in the past several years, and TDPartners have expanded our service offerings, utilized new technology, and implemented better processes for our customers. In the community, we have achieved record donations for the United Way, and our community outreach groups (TDServes) are setting strong examples of good citizenry in their local neighborhoods.

TDIndustries is many things to many people. But our Core Values are reflected in all that we are.

TD pushes our skilled trades’ education with free training programs, as well as a robust TDUniversity program, making sure that each TDPartner is given the knowledge to pursue their aspirations. Investing in our people is who we are.

TD supports STEM education in high school and college, proving that construction and service are great career paths with endless opportunities for growth. Supporting the future of our industry is who we are.

TD pledges to bring gender parity, diversity, and a global perspective to our company through programs and policies that are fair and unbiased. Celebrating each other’s individual differences is who we are.

TD innovates safety policies, procedures, training, and equipment, pursuing our goal of zero incidents or injuries for anyone – TDPartner or not. Fiercely protecting the safety of all is who we are.

TD creates an atmosphere of transparency, trust, and collaboration with our clients and TDPartners. Building trust and leading with a servant’s heart is who we are.

And so, for our 20^th year on the Fortune List, we have a great deal to be thankful for. I extend my sincerest gratitude for allowing us to serve you, and enabling us to give back and be a good organizational example to others.

Sincerely,

Harold

Harold MacDowell is the CEO of TDIndustries and a TDPartner for more than 30 years. He took the reins as TD’s third CEO in 2005—but during his tenure, he’s has worked in almost every role in the company in Dallas and other cities. He is a Southern Methodist University alumnus who spends his free time with family, playing golf, fishing, or enjoying the lake. Follow him on Twitter.