Leadership
Building Roads for the Next Generation
With a depth of experience, Cidalia Luis-Akbar, Natalia Luis, and David Slaughter embody their corporate vision and values. They lead a multi-division manufacturing and road construction services enterprise in building roads for the next generation. With their sights set on impacting the communities they work in for the better, they’re innovative and forward-thinking.
Cidalia Luis-Akbar
Co-CEO and Owner
Providing outstanding fiscal, strategic and operational leadership is Cidalia’s chief mission. While overseeing mergers and acquisitions and new product lines, she revamped internal procedures and controls, implementing best practices and performance monitoring systems in support of improved safety and workflow. Along with her professional accomplishments, Cidalia is widely recognized as a dedicated business leader and economic contributor.
Natalia Luis
Co-CEO and Owner
Natalia is a top-performing, solutions-driven co-CEO with decades of experience leading multi-million-dollar organizations from start-up and transition, to accelerated growth. Multiple awards and international recognition verify her successes and leadership skills. Natalia holds a double Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Maryland, and has attended several Ivy League executive business programs.
David Slaughter
President
Dave is responsible for daily operations and strategic planning for the civil construction operations and asphalt manufacturing business. He was with Lafarge North America for 30 years, culminating his tenure as Vice President/General Manager of Mid-Atlantic Aggregates & Asphalt, and taking the lead role integrating Lafarge’s nine quarry operations into Bluegrass Materials. Dave has chaired several industry and non-profit boards, including the American Red Cross of Central Maryland.
Bill Poole
General Manager - M Luis Products
Bill is responsible for our hot mix asphalt business, recycling operations and the development of M Luis Super Patch Bond-X Green. He has extensive general management experience in the Asphalt, Ready Mix and Aggregate industries and most recently held the position of Executive Vice President General Manager of the Asphalt Division at Gray and Son. Previously, Bill held executive roles including Managing Director of Azzil Granite Materials in Metro New York, Chief Operating Officer of Tilcon New York, General Manager Mid-Atlantic Asphalt for Lafarge North America and Operations Manager for Rinker Materials.
David Whitehurst
General Manager of General Services, Procurement, and Brokering
Dave is responsible for M Luis Products business operations, specifically in the areas of aggregates, asphalt, and supply chain management. As a proven construction professional, Dave has spent over 40-years making tangible operational and business improvements for companies such as Lafarge North America and as a Consultant. He has a degree in Business Management from Towson University, which has served him as an executive and business strategist, and a logistics and operations expert for construction materials deliverables.
Gerald Von Ahn
Vice President of Finance
Gerald joined M Luis Construction in 2014, and is responsible for the financial reporting, banking, and cash management for both companies. Previously, he was an auditor with Gross Mendelsohn (2006-2012), a CPA firm in Baltimore, MD. Gerald has a Bachelor’s degree from McDaniel College in Business/Economics (major) and Accounting (minor), and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).