Wiley Blankenship

New Orleans, LA – Woodward is pleased to announce the appointment of Wiley Blankenship to a strategic leadership role focused on expanding the company’s construction operations and market presence throughout Alabama and key Gulf Coast markets. Blankenship will serve as Gulf Coast Market Leader, guiding Woodward’s continued growth throughout the region.

Blankenship brings extensive experience supporting complex industrial, infrastructure, and coastal development initiatives across the Gulf South. Recognized for his ability to align diverse interests, navigate regulatory frameworks, and move large-scale initiatives forward, Blankenship adds a regionally informed perspective to Woodward’s continued growth. His career in economic development across the state includes leading multi-stakeholder efforts that advanced major capital projects, strengthened regional competitiveness, and supported long-term economic growth through collaboration with public agencies, private industry, and municipal partners.

“Woodward has earned a strong reputation for delivering on its construction projects with the highest levels of quality and integrity. They treat their clients and, perhaps just as important, their subcontractors, like true partners,” said Blankenship. “I’m excited to join a team that values relationships and the communities it serves while also being objectively excellent at what they do. I’m looking forward to introducing Woodward to my friends and colleagues around the state.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome Wiley to the team,” said Ken Flower, President of Woodward. “The way he leads and interacts with everyone he meets—with generosity, energy, and humility—fits squarely with our core values and the communities where we’re growing.

“Our company has proudly served New Orleans and the Gulf Coast for over a century now. We are investing in this region because people like Wiley are who we want to build with for the next 100 years.”
In his new role, Blankenship will lead strategic market expansion efforts by aligning clients’ project goals with Woodward’s design-build expertise and connecting clients with experienced teams and trusted resources to address the unique challenges and opportunities of each project.

About Woodward
Woodward is a full-service construction firm delivering architectural, structural engineering, millwork, and construction management services. Woodward primarily serves its clients as a general contractor and attributes its longevity and success to its deep commitment to ensuring high-integrity collaboration among its projects’ clients, designers, project management, and tradesmen. A trusted partner to Gulf Distributing, Woodward recently completed the company’s Mobile Headquarters facility and is currently Gulf’s design-build partner enhancing its Huntsville operations, with additional projects planned across the Gulf Coast.