MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Kraus-Anderson Construction Company (KA) promotes Tony Peleska to Chief Information Officer. He previously served as Vice President of Information Technology. Peleska will oversee the construction company’s IT strategic planning and development, solution implementation, and project management, and will also work closely with the entire family of Kraus-Anderson companies. He is based in KA’s Minneapolis office.

Prior to joining KA in 2020, Peleska was the CIO for Minnesota Housing Finance Agency in St. Paul. As leader of KA’s enterprise-wide IT efforts, Peleska has delivered improvements to the company’s technologies and bottom line. He has championed the integration of IT throughout KA’s business lines and led the delivery of customer-faced service technologies, including augmented reality and integrated video technologies.

“Tony’s leadership, business acumen, innovation, and wholehearted commitment to IT as a means of transformation, have propelled our progress, elevating IT from a support function to a fully strategic partner in our enterprise-wide growth and planning,” said Al Gerhardt, President of KA Construction. “His insights and efforts not only create value, but forge and strengthen relationships across our organization.”

Peleska earned a Bachelor of Arts from Saint John’s University and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Buffalo.