Gibraltar Industries Appoints Pat Burns as Chief Operating Officer
March 18 2019 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Executive Brings Strong Operational
Excellence Experience to Gibraltar
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROCK), a leading
manufacturer and distributor of building products for the
residential, industrial, infrastructure, and renewable energy and
conservation markets, today announced the appointment of Pat Burns
as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Burns was most recently Senior Vice
President, Strategy at Dover Corporation from 2016 to 2018 and has
held strategy and operational leadership roles at Johnson Controls
and Danaher Corporation. Mr. Burns will report to Chief Executive
Officer Bill Bosway.
“Pat brings deep operations and growth experience and the
critical ability to tie corporate strategy to the execution of
day-to-day business decisions,” said Mr. Bosway. “I was highly
impressed with Pat’s operational acumen when we worked together at
Dover Corporation, and I am excited to have him take a leadership
role in Gibraltar’s 80/20 simplification initiatives and all four
of our strategic pillars. Pat is the ideal candidate to lead our
continued drive for operational excellence and build on the team’s
significant achievements during the past four years. We look
forward to his contributions as Chief Operating Officer as we
continue to propel our transformation efforts and accelerate growth
through innovation.”
Mr. Burns, 56, was most recently Senior Vice President, Strategy
at Dover Corporation from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, he served as
Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Johnson Controls from 2014 to
2016 after spending the previous five years with Danaher in
operating company leadership positions. Prior to these roles, Mr.
Burns held growth and leadership roles at Trex, DuPont and Owens
Corning, and served as a Captain in the United States Army. Mr.
Burns has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the US Military
Academy, West Point and an MBA from Northwestern University –
Kellogg School of Management.
About GibraltarGibraltar Industries is a leading
manufacturer and distributor of building products for the
residential, industrial, infrastructure, and renewable energy and
conservation markets. With a four-pillar strategy focused on
operational improvement, product innovation, portfolio management
and acquisitions, Gibraltar’s mission is to drive best-in-class
performance. Gibraltar serves customers primarily throughout North
America and to a lesser extent Asia. Comprehensive information
about Gibraltar can be found on its website at
www.gibraltar1.com.
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following: the availability of raw materials and the effects of
changing raw material prices on the Company’s results of
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Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Timothy MurphyChief Financial Officer716-826-6500 ext.
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