Sustainability
Meet Our Team
At Genesis, we believe our people are the key difference. Nowhere is this more evident than our management team. The people who lead Genesis come from a variety of backgrounds and each possess different but complementary skills sets. They all have made their own unique, individual contribution to the company values. They represent the experience, talent, skill and commitment of the Genesis platform.
Richard Pope | Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary Richard Pope is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Codding Steel Frame Solutions, a manufacturer of light gauge steel framing solutions in California, and a licensee of the Company. Mr. Pope brings to the Company over 20 years of experience in the construction and residential real estate industry. From 1971 to mid-2001, Mr. Pope held various positions with the Taylor Woodrow Group of Companies, a large UK based construction company. In mid-2001, Mr. Pope formed a new residential land development and homebuilding company, St. James Properties, the core business of which is developing new home communities in Southern California. Mr. Pope studied civil engineering and technical design at London College, Northwood Technical College and Southhall College of Building and Engineering. Mr. Pope is a member of the Building Industry Association, the National Association of Homebuilders, and the Sales and Marketing Council.
Pat Zita | VP Finance Mr. Zita has over 16 years of financial and operational experience including M&A, financing, ERP implementation, GAAP reporting, international corporate structure and process design and reengineering, in both public and private multi-national organizations.
Prior to joining Genesis, Mr. Zita held the position of Vice President, Finance at BorderWare Technologies, responsible for the finance and administration function while supporting the company?s M&A activities, including the sale of BorderWare to WatchGuard Technologies. Prior to joining BorderWare,
Mr. Zita was Vice President and Corporate Controller at Rand Worldwide, a multi-national TSX-listed leading provider of engineering software and services to the engineering community. Mr. Zita is a Certified Management Accountant, graduating from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Business Management Degree.
Prior to joining Genesis, Mr. Zita held the position of Vice President, Finance at BorderWare Technologies, responsible for the finance and administration function while supporting the company?s M&A activities, including the sale of BorderWare to WatchGuard Technologies. Prior to joining BorderWare,
Mr. Zita was Vice President and Corporate Controller at Rand Worldwide, a multi-national TSX-listed leading provider of engineering software and services to the engineering community. Mr. Zita is a Certified Management Accountant, graduating from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Business Management Degree.
Michael Tancredi | VP Engineering, Research & Development Prior to joining Genesis, Mr. Tancredi worked as a Civil Engineer on a variety of projects including land development, construction, and environmental remediation, eventually specializing in Structural Engineering. Mr. Tancredi worked on various building and bridge projects while employed as a Structural Engineer in Florida. Upon joining Genesis, Mr. Tancredi became involved in the design of cold formed steel structures and is considered today to be one of the leading cold-formed steel engineers. Mr. Tancredi has an Honors Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo and earned a Master in Structural Engineering from the University of Miami. Mr. Tancredi is a licensed professional engineer in the province of Ontario. He also holds licenses in the states of Florida and Alabama and continues procuring licensure throughout the United States.
Michael Churchill | VP Industrial Technology and Manufacturing For over 30 years Mr. Churchill has been involved in the industrial equipment design/install business. Mr. Churchill is currently the V.P. of Industrial Technology for Genesis and Vice-President of Manufacturing for KML Engineered Homes Ltd., a manufacturer of light steel building solutions and a subsidiary of Genesis. He is responsible for industrial equipment and design and process set up and training of manufacturing facilities around the world. He has been with Genesis since 1999 in a number of positions, including Plant Manager, Industrial Engineer, and General Manager of Light Steel Joist Solutions Inc. Mr. Churchill was instrumental in developing Genesis' manufacturing process, which is currently in the process of being patented by Genesis. He also holds patents for wall and truss designs in the light steel industry. Mr. Churchill has worked for various manufacturing companies including General Motors and Amisk International.
