Vulcan Materials has elected Melissa Anderson to its board of directors, where she will serve on the compensation and safety, health and environmental affairs committees.
Vulcan's chairman Tom Hill says: "Melissa is an exceptional leader fostering a strong corporate culture at a large, dynamic, publicly traded company."
The appointment brings Vulcan's 11 member board to ten independent directors.
Anderson is the executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Duke Energy Corporation, an energy holding company that delivers electric, natural gas and renewable energy services.