About Kevin M. Padden

Kevin has been active in tile & stone for most of his adult lifetime. Since his father, “Hank” Padden was in the industry at the time of Kevin’s birth, he can truly claim the he was “born” into the business. Since following his dad into the tile & stone business in 1978, he was owner of Padden Tile & Stone for twelve years, prior to relocating to Arizona in 1992.

In the time he has been in Arizona, Kevin has worked in every aspect of natural stone fabrication, production, sales, estimating, education, operations & overall general management. He has been instrumental in directing the establishment of multiple fabrication shops in the Phoenix area. Kevin’s passion for education has led him to be a regularly featured seminar presenter at StonExpo & Coverings, and has been a contributing writer for multiple national publications serving the natural stone industry.

Kevin has served as the Marble Institute of America’s “Training Specialist,” and is a highly sought after Consultant and Instructor to the Natural Stone Industry for companies across North America and globally.

Email Kevin // kmpadden@aol.com