Centuri Holdings, Inc. announced that it has appointed specialty contracting services executive Steven E. Nielsen to its Board of Directors effective immediately (March 20, 2026). Mr. Nielsen spent 31 years at Dycom Industries, Inc. Mr. Nielsen served from 2000 to 2024 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dycom Industries, a leading provider of specialty contracting services to the telecommunications infrastructure industry. While at Dycom, he led the company through 25 years of transformational growth, scaling the business from under $200 million in revenue to more than $4.5 billion while overseeing a nationwide workforce and complex, multi-market operations.

Mr. Nielsen joins as an independent director and will stand for election at Centuri?s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. With the appointment of Mr. Nielsen, the Centuri Board of Directors has expanded to nine members. Mr. Nielsen spent 31 years at Dycom Industries, Inc., most recently as Chairman of the Board between 2000 and 2024, and President and Chief Executive Officer from March 1999 to 2024.

While there he led Dycom through 25 years of transformational growth, scaling the business from under $200 million in revenue to more than $4.5 billion. He was also previously a director of SBA Communications Corporation. Mr. Nielsen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 1985.