Bret Creel was promoted to KDC’s Executive Vice President/Design and Construction in September 2024. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Design and Construction.

Creel co-leads KDC’s design and development departments in his current role, focusing on generating new opportunities. His daily activities include management of all phases of commercial real estate development including preconstruction due diligence, design, permitting, budgeting, scheduling, contracting and construction.

His notable projects include Liberty Mutual’s 1.1-million-square-foot campus in Plano, TX and State Farm’s 2.1-million-square-foot regional operations center at CityLine in Richardson, TX. He is currently managing the 500-thousand-square-foot Bank of America Tower at Parkside project in Dallas, Tx.

Creel is a member of KDC’s leadership committee.

Creel joined KDC in early 2013, following his role as chief estimator with Balfour Beatty Construction. His more than 30 years of experience in the industry include leadership positions with Crescent Real Estate and Centex Construction.

He graduated from the University of Texas-Austin’s McCombs School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Management and Electrical Engineering. Creel is married with two children.