UFP Industries announced that Will Schwartz has been named president of UFP Retail Solutions, LLC, effective January 1, 2023. UFP Retail Solutions is an approximately $4 billion segment of UFP Industries that specializes in yard and home products. Will replaces Allen Peters, who is moving into the newly created role of executive vice president of innovation.
After joining UFP Industries in 1998, Will advanced into roles including account manager, sales manager, and regional sales director. He is a past member of UFP’s CEO Club, which recognizes the company’s top salespeople. He also has served as general manager of operations for several UFP plants. Will became an operations vice president in 2014, executive vice president of purchasing in 2020, and executive vice president of operations services earlier in 2022.
UFP Industries is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries – UFP Industrial, UFP Construction and UFP Retail Solutions – manufacture, distribute and sell a wide variety of value-added products used in residential and commercial construction, packaging and other industrial applications worldwide.
