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2021 July

EIMA Board Selects Next EIMA Executive Director/CEO

The EIFS Industry Members Association board of directors has named Stephen T. Sears as its new executive director and CEO.      Prior to joining EIMA, Sears was the chief operating officer and head of...

2021 May

Hilti North America’s Garcia Promoted to Global Role

Rafael Garcia, senior vice president of marketing of Hilti North America, has been promoted to the Hilti Group Business Unit head for direct fastening effective January 2022. He will be relocating to the global headquarters...

2021 April

EIMA Board of Directors Elects New Officers

At its Feb. 10 meeting, the EIMA board of directors elected Steve Smithwick of Master Wall®, Inc. to the position of president for the 2021/2023 term. Smithwick most recently served as the vice president on...

January 2021

Magnum Tool Corp. Adds New Personnel

Magnum Tool Corp. (Sur-Pro brand) and Nitroset Solid Propellant Fastening Systems has added sales personnel to its team.      Effective Jan. 1, the following sales agencies are responsible for all sales activities in their...

2020 December

Jacobsen Construction Names New CEO

Due to the planned retirement of CEO Douglas C. Welling, Jacobsen Construction Company, Inc.’s board of directors voted unanimously on Nov. 4 to promote Jacobsen President Gary Ellis to the dual role of president and...

2020 October

Grabber Construction Products Hires Marketing Director

Grabber Construction Products announces Darren Jones is replacing Bevan Wulfenstein as director of marketing. Wulfenstein retired Oct. 2 after leading Grabber’s multifaceted marketing efforts for 17 years.      Jones has more than 20 years...

2020 October

California Drywall Announces Promotions

California Drywall, an AWCI member wall and ceiling contractor located in San Jose, Calif., has promoted of three key leaders to new roles within the organization.      Kyle Yu has been promoted to project...

2020 October

BTE Hires Account Manager

Barnaby Tool and Equipment (BTE) announces that Account Manager Julie St. John has joined their team at their North American headquarters in the metro Atlanta area.      St. John, who brings strong sales and...

2020 October

Telling Industries Hires New EVP of Sales and Marketing

Telling Industries, LLC has hired Rus Mazza as its new executive vice president of sales and marketing where he will co-lead the sales and marketing team.      Mazza comes to Telling Industries with more...