Our Annual Safety Stand Down to Honor Brian Cotter

Safety is the cornerstone of everything we do at Executive Construction. Last week, we held our fourth annual Cotter Safety Stand Down, honoring the memory of Brian Cotter, a skilled craftsman and cousin of our Senior Superintendent, Tom Thies. Brian’s tragic passing in a construction-related incident in 2021, though not on one of our sites, continues to resonate deeply within our team.

As Tom prepared our teams for Friday’s stand-downs, he shared a heartfelt reflection: “Cotter was someone I looked up to my whole life, and he’s pretty much the reason I ended up in construction. To see something like that happen to someone so close and in the same industry is shocking. He was so sure, so capable, but still vulnerable. That’s the takeaway.”

In tribute to Brian, our teams received cotter pin hard hat stickers—a symbol of security and unity—serving as a daily reminder of our unwavering commitment to safety on every jobsite.