Corporate Bios

Glenn H. De Stigter
Chairman

“The construction business has always been part of my life. My grandfather was a builder and my father was a general contractor. My attraction to Weitz was the stellar reputation of a company that was founded on a solid set of core values,” said Mr. De Stigter. A member of Weitz since 1968, he initiated the acquisition of The Weitz Company from the Weitz family, assembling a management group for the transition to employee-ownership. Under Mr. De Stigter’s leadership, construction revenues for The Weitz Company grew from $200 million in 1992 to $1.4 billion in 2006.

Leonard W. Martling Jr.
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Martling has more than 30 years of construction experience — 21 of them with The Weitz Company. He has supervised the construction of some of the most challenging assignments that the company has built, including hotels and resorts, office buildings, warehouses, retirement communities and multi-phased campus facilities.  Mr. Martling is heavily involved with many professional and civic organizations in the community. 

David Strutt
Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Mr. Strutt’s responsibilities as general counsel entail supervision and management of all contracts, licensing, corporate structure, acquisitions, legal and insurance programs concerning The Weitz Company.  He’s involved with the AGC Tax and Fiscal Affairs Committee and AGC Contracts Committee, as well as the American, Iowa State and Polk County Bar Associations. Before joining Weitz in 1986, Mr. Strutt worked in tax and legal services. Mr. Strutt also has extensive experience in continuing-care retirement community, construction and insurance matters.

Kevin L Prust
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Prust has more than 30 years on financial and accounting experience serving a variety of both public and private organizations from his position with a national accounting firm. He has expertise with strategic leadership, mergers and acquisitions , financing and governance. He is a certified public accountant and has been involved in a variety of professional and community boards of directors. His responsibilities include the accounting, reporting and finance areas for the company.