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8 STORM & SECURITY PROTECTION / FORECAST 2014 CONTACTS Kolbe Promotes De Lonay Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc., Wausau, WI, has named Jeff De Lonay company president and has appointed him to the board of directors. Michael Salsieder retired from this position at the beginning of April. De Lonay has served as executive vice president for the last four years, as president of Kolbe's subsidiary Point Five Windows & Doors for the last six years, and as vice president of manufacturing for 13 years. In his new role as president, he will oversee all of Kolbe's facilities, divisions and operations. Sharing his knowledge of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing, De Lonay has presented at conferences and meetings throughout the United States and Canada. His tenure at Kolbe spans three decades and a breadth of responsibilities ranging from his start in doorframe production to his move into sales and estimating and eventually to his rise in managerial and leadership positions. In 1997, he was promoted to vice president of customer relations, before accepting the role as vice president of manufacturing. "[De Lonay's] market-driven focus will build upon Kolbe's 68-year history and our success across North America as a leading manufacturer of windows and doors for both residential and commercial markets," says Judy Gorski. CEO. Tubelite Names Peters, Townsend Client Development Managers Tubelite Inc., Walker, MI, has added Mike Peters and Kelly Townsend as client development managers. Both have been hired to replace their recently retired predecessors and will be working closely with Tubelite customers and architects to provide assistance with storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylighting systems. Peters replaces Steve Seeling in serving clients in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. He joins Tubelite following nine years of owning and operating his own business as an independent sales representative serving EFCO's customers in Oklahoma and Kansas. He began his career in 1989 with EFCO as a field service technician and progressed to become a field service manager. Townsend assumes the responsibilities of Don Walker for clients in Oklahoma and northern Texas. He draws from more than three decades of experience in the commercial glazing and architectural products industries, as well as a lifetime of connections in Texas. He most recently worked as a Wausau Window and Wall Systems' Texas-based architectural sales representative. Prior to joining Wausau, he held the position of national sales director of Columbia Commercial Building Products in Rockwall, TX. De Lonay Peters Townsend

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