KANSAS CITY, MO — CRB, a leading global provider of sustainable engineering, architecture, construction and consulting solutions to the food and beverage and biopharmaceutical industries, has named president Ryan Schroeder as CEO.
Schroeder will succeed CEO and CRB co-founder Jeff Biskup. Biskup will remain on the board as executive chair.
“Following in Jeff’s footsteps as CEO carries extra meaning for me,” Schroeder said. “He’s been an incredible mentor from the day I arrived at CRB, and his devotion to successful client outcomes is unmatched. I will continue to lean on his leadership, experience and instincts as we guide CRB well into the future.”
Schroeder has been with CRB since 1987, starting as an architectural engineer and moving through the company’s operations prior to being tapped to lead He was named president in 2017 and has led the company through unprecedented growth, including its first years of $1 billion-plus in revenue in 2021 and 2022.
“There is no one better positioned to further raise CRB’s leadership position in the marketplace while simultaneously nurturing and advancing our coveted culture,” Biskup said. “From day one we’ve put remarkable client and employee experiences at the center of everything we do, and no one understands that balance more than Ryan.
