JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has selected Gary S. Michel as the company’s President and CEO, effective June 18, 2018. Mr. Michel will also be elected to the Board of Directors of JELD-WEN.

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JELD-WEN names Gary S. Michel as President and CEO

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has selected Gary S. Michel as the company’s President and CEO, effective June 18, 2018. Mr. Michel will also be elected to the Board of Directors of JELD-WEN.

Kirk S. Hachigian, chairman of the Board of Directors and acting CEO, will continue to serve as chairman. Mr. Hachigian will devote his time to supporting Mr. Michel and ensuring a successful transition for customers, employees, and shareholders.

Mr. Michel joins JELD-WEN from Honeywell International, Inc., where he was President and CEO of Honeywell’s Home and Building Technologies strategic business group. Previously, Mr. Michel had a distinguished 32-year career at Ingersoll-Rand Company, most recently serving as senior vice president and President Residential HVAC and Supply, a business he transformed over six years to deliver substantial improvements in revenue growth, operating income, and new product development.

JELD-WEN, founded in 1960, is one of the world’s largest door and window manufacturers, operating manufacturing facilities in 20 countries located primarily in North America, Europe and Australia.