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new hires

president of a commercial decorative

McGrory Glass has glass company for ten years.

The new president

of Gateway Extrusions

is Thomas Ziegler. He

has more than 30 years

of experience in the alu-

minum extrusion and

fabrication industry and

has been with the com-

pany for 11 years.

a new director of lam-

inating sciences. Dan

Laporte was previ-

ously with Eastman

Chemical Co.

Jean-Francois Cav-

alié has joined Consult-

ing Collaborative as the

ﬁrm’s managing princi- Thomas

pal of its new European Ziegler

office near Toulouse,

France.He brings signif-

Dan

Laporte

Laporte has more than

27 years of experience in

technical service/sup- Jean-

He previously held general manager

port, new product introduction, and Francois

applications development in laminat- Cavalié

ing materials. In addition to his ser-

icant experience as the and vice president positions at the com-

company launches its pany. Prior to that, he worked for Alcoa.

services in Europe, ac-

vice/support time at Eastman, he has cording to a release from the company.

worked extensively with interlayers to

Cavalie has experience in the build- plant manager at Graham Architectural

produce laminated safety glass and im- ing products, construction, aluminum Products Curtain Wall Solutions and

prove existing products.

extrusion and manufacturing indus- Ethan Weber was hired as a designer.

tries along with executive experience in

As the plant operations leader,

Joe Brown was recently promoted to

Bringing more than start-ups,turnarounds and established Brown will manage the manufactur-

three decades of expe- companies. His international experi- ing operations and develop “strategies

rience in glass industry ence spans more than two decades of and approaches to drive enhanced

sales and leadership po- general management positions in Eu- productivity, product quality, and a

sitions,Victor Trnavskis rope, the Middle East and Asia.

is IGE Glass Technologies

safe, cost-efﬁcient work environment,”

Cavalie has held a variety of posi- according to a release from the com-

Victor

Trnavskis

Inc.’s new vice president tions throughout his career including pany. He will also be responsible for

of sales.He is responsible president/CEO, managing director, planning, directing and coordinating

for directing the orga- sales and marketing as well as research the daily operations and work activi-

nization’s sales growth with an initial and development director.

ties of all manufacturing personnel.He

joined the company in October 2012 as

project manager and was promoted to

Mike Boyd has been promoted as manager of project management in

focus on growing its supply business,

while maintaining the company’s cul- promotions

ture and commitment to its clients.

Trnavskis earned his bachelor’s de- an inside account manager at Strybuc July 2015.

gree from the University of Waterloo, Industries.

Weber will be responsible for design-

He has a number of years of experi- ing project-speciﬁc products for custom

Ontario, Canada. He also completed

Military Staff School, and enjoyed a ca- ence in the door and window industry window, curtainwall, sunshades, alumi-

reer in the Canadian military as a senior and works in Strybuc’s Pennsylvania num doors and storefront products.

ofﬁcer with the rank of major. After his sales ofﬁce. He will be responsible for

military career, Trnavskis joined the the Michigan,Tennessee,Indiana,West appointments

glass industry in various roles,including Virginia and Canada markets.

Vasso Tsopelas is the new chief op-

erating ofﬁcer for Gray Glass.

kudos

“Ms. Tsopelas is a seasoned and

trusted leader who consistently de-

livers results. She is uniquely quali-

ﬁed to drive strategic prioritization

and accountability within Gray Glass,

with an amazing focus on operational

excellence,”says company chairperson

William O’Bryan. “I have tremendous

conﬁdence in Ms. Tsopelas’ ability to

align Gray Glass world-class inno-

vation with industry-leading opera-

tional practices to drive and extend

Ron Wooten, director of product testing and certiﬁcation at

CRL-U.S. Aluminum, earned FenestrationMaster certiﬁcation

from the American Architectural Manufacturers Association

(AAMA). FenestrationMaster is a national education and certiﬁ-

cation program for professionals in the industry.

Ron

Wooten

Wooten has been in the fenestration industry for over three

decades. In his current position, he plans and directs activities

for a team of product engineers and technicians in the perfor-

mance testing of various CRL-manufactured products. He also engages in the

research and development of new products, and implements improvements

to existing products. He currently holds seven U.S. patents, according to CRL.

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volunteer organizations

Bernie Tueringer of Paciﬁc Glass is the new president of the Washington Glass

the next-generation of Gray Glass Association (WGA). Tueringer replaces Rick Wakeﬁeld of Wakeﬁeld Glass.

market leadership.”

Rick Koeller of OCBE was appointed vice president, Bonnie Fay of NWI, secre-

Tsopelas adds, “… I am incredibly tary and Ed Howell of Hartung, treasurer.

energized to help lead the company to

WGA directors include Bud Henson of Window Tech Inc., Patricia Hernandez of

its next phase of innovation tied with Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, Jon Larson of Larson Glass, Mark Pasion of All New Glass

operational excellence.”

and Mike Reydell of SGS Glass.

Guardian Glass appointed Ricardo

The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) elected a new executive com-

Knecht general manager for South mittee and welcomed a new board of directors. The newly seated board of direc-

America. tors appointed the following board members to the executive committee:

Knecht was most recently general • Paul Bush, chair, Vitro Architectural • Bipin Shah, WinBuild Inc.;

manager of SABIC – South America,

where he was responsible for sales and • Daniel Huard, vice chair, Humann

application development for specialty

Building Solutions, USGBC;

and core materials, as well as supply • Kevin Vilhauer, secretary, Milgard

chain,manufacturing and business de-

Manufacturing Inc.;

velopment activities for the region. Be- • Kerry Haglund, treasurer, Efﬁcient

Glass;

• Mahabir Bhandari, Oak Ridge Na-

tional Laboratory;

• Payam Bozorgchami, California En-

ergy Commission; and

• Catherine Best, Benson Industries

Inc.

fore that, he was chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer

of GE Plastics for Latin America.

Windows Collaborative ;

The ex-ofﬁcio body of the board in-

• Jeff Baker, immediate past chair cludes the ombudsman and the chairs

and ombudsman, WESTLab; and of the following committees:

Quanex Building Prod- • Greg McKenna, member, Kawneer • Regulatory Affairs Committee (formerly

ucts appointed Carrie

Scheetz marketing proj-

ect manager. She will be members:

Co. Inc.

NFRC’s board includes the following

the Regulatory Affairs and Marketing

Committee), Garrett Stone, Stone

Mattheis Xenopoulos & Brew, PC;

responsible for day-to- • Joe Hayden, Pella Windows and • Technical Committee, Mike Thoman,

day marketing requests Doors; Intertek-ATI; and

from customers, as well • Charlie Curcija, Lawrence Berkeley • Ratings Committee, Steve Johnson,

Carrie

Scheetz

as managing the compa-

ny’s trade shows, events

National Laboratory;

Andersen Windows Inc.

and lead-management programs.

Scheetz holds a master’s degree in

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) named its 2017

business administration and executive board of directors during its recent annual national conference.

management from Ashland University Mike DeSoto (MI Windows and Doors) is the new chair of the board, and Don-

and a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on nie Hunter (Kawneer) is the vice chair. Carl Troiano (Trojan Powder Coatings)

marketing, speech communications accepted Hunter’s previous board position as an architectural representative.

and accounting from Muskingum

In addition to DeSoto and Hunter, members of the 2017 AAMA board of direc-

College. She is an AAMA-certified tors include:

Fenestration Associate and Net Pro- Ofﬁcers

Afﬁliated Association Representative

• Margaret Webb, IGMA

moter-Certiﬁed Associate.

• Steve Strawn, treasurer, Jeld-Wen

•

Georges Thiret, immediate past Ex-Ofﬁcio Board Members

chair, Graham Architectural Products • John Brunett, Paradigm Window

Icon Exterior Building Solutions,

an AC Dellovade company, appointed Architectural Representatives

Shawn Traylor executive vice presi- • Mark Silverberg, Technoform

Solutions

• Kim Flanary, Milgard

dent. His main responsibility will be • Carl Troiano, Trojan Powder Coating • Steve Fronek, Apogee Enterprises/

Icon’s curtainwall division.

• Mike Turner, YKK AP

Wausau Window and Wall Systems

• Chuck Gilderman, Vision Extrusions

• Rod Hershberger, PGT Innovations

• Chris Magnuson, Wasco

“Shawn is an excellent addition to our Residential Representatives

company as we continue to grow and • Cristen Baca, Simonton

expand,”says Pat Riley, vice president of • Kevin Gaul, Pella

AC Dellovade. “Shawn has successfully • Rob Luter, Lippert Components Inc. • Gantt Miller, Winco n

won and executed on many intricate fa- Supplier Representatives

cades throughout the United States and • Jeff Graby, AmesburyTruth

we expect many more to come.”

• Kevin Seiling, VEKA

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