People: Sterling Construction Company Inc (STRL.OQ)

Mr. John D. Abernathy is Lead Independent Director of Sterling Construction Company Inc. Mr. Abernathy was Chief Operating Officer of Patton Boggs LLP, a Washington D.C. law firm, from January 1995 through May 2004 when he retired. He was also a director of Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed company that manufactures generic and specialty drugs, until May 2010, and Neuro-Hitech, Inc., a company that manufactures generic drugs, the shares of which are traded on the over-the-counter market, until March 2010. Mr. Abernathy is a certified public accountant.