Coppell, Texas — National Roofing Partners (NRP), the leading network of commercial roofing contractors in North America, has hired Tony Rader as vice president. Rader will be directing a new NRP team focused on telecommunications rooftop services that will be serviced by the tier-one network of the NRP roofing contractor network.
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Chicago — SMS Assist has hired Jodi Navta as its new chief marketing officer. She will be responsible for leading SMS Assist’s marketing and communications efforts in support of the company’s rapid growth. Most recently, Navta was global chief marketing officer of Coyote Logistics, a Chicago-based third-party logistics service provider that grew its annual revenue during her tenure from approximately $300 million to over $2 billion.
New Albany, Ind. — FireKing® Security Group (FKI), a leader in security and loss prevention for commercial solutions and office and consumer products, has promoted Jim Poteet to CEO. Most recently, he was executive vice president of commercial solutions.
New Albany, Miss. — Master-Bilt®, manufacturer and supplier of a full line of commercial refrigeration, has promoted Bret Eldridge to director of national accounts, effective June 11, 2018. Eldridge is the current regional sales manager for the Midwest and northeastern part of the United States as well as eastern Canada.
Seattle — Eddie Bauer has named Damien Huang as its new president. An 8-year veteran of the company, Huang most recently was Eddie Bauer’s senior vice president of merchandising & design. In his new role, he will report to Mike Egeck, chief executive officer of PSEB, a new operating company composed of Eddie Bauer and PacSun.
San Diego — The Heritage Group welcomes Scott Kirkpatrick as a senior director of the San Francisco division. Kirkpatrick is a Certified Property and Real Property Administrator with over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate in the areas of property management, asset management, leasing, construction management and property repositioning. His property management experience includes overseeing a variety of office, industrial and retail properties throughout Northern California.
Warrendale, Pa. — r21 Holdings, Inc. (rue21) has appointed Laurie Van Brunt president and chief executive officer, effective June 25, 2018. Also, Michele Pascoe has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Stephen Sommers has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
Hampton, N.H. — On June 12, 2018, Planet Fitness, Inc. appointed Ray Miolla as chief development officer. He will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives to fuel Planet Fitness’ overall system-wide growth, overseeing market analysis, planning and development, real estate, construction and design, and franchise sales.