Leadership Change

KAST Construction Names New CEO as $702.5M Florida Firm Completes Ownership Handoff

Longtime chief Mike Neal steps back following transition involving eight senior executive partners

By Vince Kong

Photo Courtesy KAST Construction

KAST Construction CEO Sean Ouellette (left) and former CEO Mike Neal. 

November 3, 2026

Nearly four years after Mike Neal offered eight senior executives the opportunity to buy into KAST Construction, the West Palm Beach, Fla.-based contractor is completing its leadership handoff.

Sean Ouellette, KAST's president and chief operating officer, will succeed Neal as CEO in December, the company announced. The move follows an internal succession plan that Neal says began in early 2023. KAST publicly announced the eight executives' admission to its ownership group that June.…