Robert Powell, III// October 14, 2016//
Greg Otey will join The Branch Group as special projects executive.
He served in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years and attained the rank of brigadier general.
Otey will play key roles in leading various future initiatives within The Branch Group, which is based in Roanoke, and its subsidiary companies.
Roanoke native, Otey is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute where he earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
The Branch Group, a construction company, had revenues of $392 million last year. It has a workforce of more than 900 employees.
Its subsidiaries include Branch & Associates Inc., Branch Highways Inc., G. J. Hopkins Inc. and E. V. Williams Inc.