HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. ("Beacon") announced today that it has added
Alan Gershenhorn to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Gershenhorn is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), the world's largest package
delivery company. Mr. Gershenhorn directs strategy, marketing, sales,
product and solution development, customer experience management and key
growth strategies across UPS.
Mr. Gershenhorn, a 36 year UPS veteran, has extensive operating and
functional experience. He has led UPS's successful marketing strategies
based on customer value creation through expanded use of UPS technology
applications and deeper UPS involvement in total value stream
management. He also guided the significant expansion of the company's B
to B industry segment supply chain strategies, including healthcare,
ecommerce and many other industry segments through product
specialization, organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Under his
direction the company has been positioned as the industry leader in
ecommerce delivery and service solutions to enable retailers to drive
profitable growth.
Since 2007, Mr. Gershenhorn has been a member of the UPS Management
Committee which directs the strategy and the day-to-day operations of
UPS globally. As a member of the UPS Management Committee he has served
as President UPS International; Chief Sales, Marketing and Strategy
Officer; and his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
He joined UPS in 1979 and has held other various US and international
positions of increasing responsibility in operations, engineering,
freight forwarding, logistics, customs brokerage, marketing, strategy,
and retail operations including President UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Global Transportation and Shared Services; President Supply Chain
Solutions Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa; and President UPS
Canada. He holds a degree in finance from the University of Houston.
"We are very pleased to welcome Alan to our Board of Directors," said
Robert R. Buck, Beacon's Chairman. "His broad executive and operational
experience, particularly in e-commerce, marketing and strategy, will be
extremely valuable for Beacon as we move forward with our planned growth
and development of new and more efficient ways to serve our customers."
Mr. Gershenhorn added: "I am excited about joining Beacon's Board of
Directors. Beacon's consistent growth and performance since its IPO has
been impressive, and I look forward to working with management and the
other Board members to continue to better serve our customers and
thereby build value for our shareholders and employees."
About Beacon Roofing Supply
Founded in 1928, Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) is the
largest publicly traded distributor of residential and commercial
roofing materials and complementary building products, operating 271
branches throughout 42 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada.
In fiscal 2014, Beacon had sales of $2.3 billion. The company employs
more than 3,000 associates. To learn more about Beacon and its family of
regional brands, please visit www.becn.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Beacon Roofing
Supply Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a
discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
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Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
Joseph Nowicki, 571-323-3940
Executive
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
JNowicki@becn.com
Source: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
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