ST. LOUIS, MO — Grace Bueckendorf Wright has been named Vice President at BEX Construction Services, a design-build general contractor primarily serving the St. Louis, Missouri, region.

Wright was previously Strategy Director for Gorilla 76, a marketing agency specializing in revenue-focused marketing programs for technical business-to-business manufacturers. In that role, she led many successful initiatives in the areas of client results, employee development and retention, product development and sales support, and continuous performance improvement.

In her new position at BEX Construction, Wright will convert the strategy and marketing skills she honed over seven years at Gorilla 76 into collaborating with BEX’s engineering and construction professionals to identify strategic initiatives, refine marketing, and grow the firm. In 2023, the 10-year-old firm ranked as St. Louis’ fifth fastest-growing private company based on a two-year growth rate of 232 percent.

Wright grew up in the construction business. Her mother was an architect, and her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all began their careers as carpenters. Her father, Randy Bueckendorf, is Founder and President of BEX Construction.

“There’s no one I respect more than my father and his work ethic, his intellect, and his character,” Wright said. “I love the idea of leaving a lasting, tangible legacy on our community and participating in carrying on what my dad has worked hard to build.”

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Wright graduated from Truman State University with a bachelor’s degree in English. She graduated from the FOCUS St. Louis Women in Leadership program in 2022.