Following the conclusion of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) of Granite Construction Incorporated (the Company), on June 5, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Carlos M. Hernandez as a director. Mr. Hernandez joined the class of directors whose terms expire at the Company?s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Hernandez will serve on the Company?s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Risk Committee.

Mr. Hernandez brings decades of industry experience as the former chief executive officer of Fluor Corporation. His career has included work in manufacturing, procurement, and engineering, with particular expertise in safety and environmental issues, governance, compliance, risk management, and law. He joined Fluor in 2007 as chief legal officer, later serving as CEO from 2019 to 2020.

In addition to his role at Granite, Mr. Hernandez serves on the boards of PGE and Steward Health Care System. He received his BS in civil engineering from Purdue University and his JD from the University of Miami School of Law.