PEABODY, Mass., May 12, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) ("Beacon" or
the "Company") today announced the appointment of Mr. Ross D. Cooper
as Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr.
Cooper's successful legal background includes experience in general
business, contract and construction litigation, securities, antitrust,
employment practices, intellectual property, and government contracts.
Mr. Cooper began his legal career with the Washington, D.C. office
of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, after which he became a
trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he received
the Attorney General's Outstanding Achievement Award from 1993-1995.
Mr. Cooper returned to private practice with the Washington, D.C.
office of Kaye, Scholer, LLP, and for the last seven years he has been
a shareholder at Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., where
he is the Chairman of the Business Dispute Practice Group. For the
last ten years, Mr. Cooper has served as outside general counsel of
Building Suppliers Corporation, LLC, an organization of preeminent
roofing and construction materials wholesale distributors in the
Untied States, of which Beacon is a member.
Mr. Cooper received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell
University and a J.D., with high honors from George Washington
University Law School, where he earned the Order of the Coif and was a
member of the George Washington Law Review.
"We are very pleased and excited to have Ross join our Company,"
said Robert R. Buck, President and CEO. "His extensive legal
background and knowledge of and experience in the building materials
distribution industry will be a valuable asset to us as we continue to
execute our long-term vision for growth of Beacon." Mr. Cooper will
begin with the Company in July, 2006.
About Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.:
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is a leading distributor of roofing
materials and complementary building products operating 148 branches
in 30 states and in Eastern Canada.
SOURCE: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
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