MINNEAPOLIS — Apogee Enterprises, which develops value-added glass products and services for the automotive, architectural and large-scale optical industries, has announced election of a new director and resignation of an existing director. Apogee’s board of directors has nine members.
Mark Burke has been elected to the Apogee board of directors and will serve on its finance committee. Burke is the former president and CEO of Vitro America, Inc. in Memphis, Tenn. Vitro America, with annual revenues of approximately $500 million, is a leading glass fabricator, distributor and installer for the construction, automotive replacement and furniture industries. It is a subsidiary of Vitro, S.A. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico, which has annual revenues of more than $2 billion.
Burke was recruited in 1988 by the original owners of what is now Vitro America, and as president and chief executive officer turned a fragmented collection of acquisitions into a profitable company that was acquired by Vitro in 1992. Prior to joining the glass industry, he was president of Samsonite Furniture Company in Murfreesboro, TN from 1987 to 1988. From 1978 to 1987, he managed a variety of companies in industries ranging from consumer to industrial products for Allegheny International, based in Pittsburgh.
Robert Edwards, executive vice president and CFO of Safeway Inc., has resigned from the Apogee board of directors. The company explained that Edwards’ duties at Safeway have prevented him from continuing as an Apogee director.
To learn more about Apogee Enterprises, go to: www.apog.com.
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