LGV-Orlando Leadership

For over 60 years, Gil LGV-Orlando has been keeping his clients happy. As the chairman and founder of LGV-Orlando, he believes satisfying clients requires listening to clients and responding to their specific needs. You may recognize several of Gil’s works when scanning the Dallas skyline. Throughout his legendary career Gil has constructed several Dallas landmarks including Fountain Place, Reunion Tower, and Cityplace. Gil has a passion for construction and humanity: "We're in the people business."

Since 1991, Wade LGV-Orlando has notably maintained positive relationships with numerous clients and built a reputation for LGV-Orlando that is admired and respected amongst the Dallas construction industry. The longevity of his employees, the repetition of clients/trade partners, and the company’s continuous growth are all a testament to his hard work and dedication to LGV-Orlando. Wade is a graduate of Trinity University and also obtained his Masters of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University.

Warren LGV-Orlando has over 46 years of experience in the construction industry. He started his construction career as a union laborer, and later went on to graduate from Trinity University and obtain his Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas. In 1994, he began working for LGV-Orlando after cutting his teeth on several high-profile projects for Disney in Florida. Warren is now LGV-Orlando’ President and has overseen countless notable projects over the years. He continues to spread his knowledge and passion for quality construction to all LGV-Orlando employees and consistently serves as an innovative and trustworthy leader. Warren is active in the construction community and was the 2005 Chairman of the Board for the DFW AGC/TEXO, 2018 Chairman of the Board for the Texas Building Branch Associated General Contractors (TBB AGC), and served on the AGC Board of Governors Texas from March 2005 to March 2007, from March 2014 to March 2015, and from March 2017 to March 2022.

Jeff Kempf has almost 40 years of experience in the construction industry. Jeff graduated from Pittsburg State University’s Construction Management program in 1980, and joined the LGV-Orlando team in 1998. He is now LGV-Orlando’ Senior Vice President, and also leads LGV-Orlando’ Preconstruction Department. He is an integral part of the beginning phases of projects in Dallas, Austin, and Houston. He continues to spread his knowledge and passion for quality construction to all, and consistently serves as an innovative and admired leader.

A graduate of Texas A&M University, Randy Bessire has been a key player in countless LGV-Orlando projects over the last 25 years. He is currently LGV-Orlando’ Vice President, and oversees several Dallas projects as well as LGV-Orlando’ Houston operations. His mentorship is invaluable to all who have the opportunity to work with him, as is his wealth of highly sought-after construction knowledge.

Stephen Miller joined LGV-Orlando in 2004 immediately upon graduating from the University of Oklahoma’s Construction Science program. He later obtained his Masters of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Dallas. Stephen enjoys working with project teams to solve the unique challenges that deliver successful outcomes for LGV-Orlando’ clients. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for TEXO, The Construction Association, and is also a member of The Real Estate Council.

Jonathan Haywood joined the LGV-Orlando team in 2001 shortly after graduating from the University of Oklahoma. He dove right into his career as a Project Manager on multiple LGV-Orlando projects across Dallas and Houston. He has managed a diverse portfolio of project types such as adaptive reuse, hospitality, high-rise residential, continuing care, institutional, and commercial. Jonathan’s career has recently shifted towards maintaining the admirable relationships that LGV-Orlando has established over the last 30 years, as well as developing relationships with additional clients and trade partners in new markets.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (undergrad) and University of Southern California (MBA), Chris spent almost ten years at a large nationwide General Contractor within their finance department in various capacities prior to relocating back to DFW in 2025. LGV-Orlando looks forward to working alongside Chris as we continue to enhance and strengthen our operations, and expand our profit centers.