The Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) held its annual Spring Meeting and Legislative Conference recently, where it hosted key government officials and elected new leadership for its board of directors. The conference featured members of Congress and representatives from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Migrant Policy Institute and the National Association of Homebuilders […]

At a meeting of the National Fenestration Rating Council’s (NFRC) board of directors in early February 2023, the board appointed its new executive committee and welcomed three new members. The NFRC executive committee includes: Deb Callahan, NFRC CEO Tony Cinnamon, chair, Wiss, Janney Elstner Associates; Helen Sanders, vice chair, Technoform; Mahabir Bhandari, secretary, Oak Ridge […]

The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) Board of Directors has approved three NFRC documents which are now open for public review according to the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) process. The public review and comment period will run until Nov. 28, 2022. The three documents to be submitted for public review, comment, and the full […]

Andersen Corp. has announced that Jay Lund will retire from his chief executive role at the window and door manufacturer at the end of this year. He will maintain his position as chairman of the Andersen Corporation board of directors. The company’s board of directors has approved Chris Galvin, the company’s current president and chief […]

Jeld-Wen Holdings Inc. shareholders reached a $13.5 million settlement with members of the company’s board of directors and upper management to end a case involving alleged insider trading and antitrust violations. The plaintiffs, the Board of Trustees of the City of Miami General Employees’ & Sanitation Employees’ Retirement Trust, Shieta Black, and Jason Aldridge, submitted […]

JELD-WEN Holding Inc., a manufacturer of building products, announced the appointment of Catherine A. Halligan to its board of directors, effective September 5, 2022. With the announcement, Halligan becomes the fourth woman on JELD-WEN’s board of directors, and expands it to eight members, seven of whom are independent. “Cathy brings extensive board experience and deep […]

Gary S. Michel has resigned as chair and CEO of JELD-WEN Holding Inc., which announced that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation on Friday, August 5. Upon his resignation, the Board appointed Kevin C. Lilly, most recently the company’s executive vice president and chief information officer, as interim CEO. Additionally, current independent director […]

Door and window manufacturer Andersen Corporation announced recently that it has been named a Forbes Best Employer for Women 2022. Honorees were chosen based on an independent survey by Statista Inc., the company says, and respondents identifying as women were asked to rate their own employers regarding parental leave, family support, flexibility, discrimination, representation and […]

Don Reith filed a class action lawsuit against Huttig Building Products Inc. and its board of directors last week “for breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the Board’s efforts to sell the Company to Woodgrain Inc.” The sale, announced in March, would see Woodgrain acquire all outstanding shares of Huttig for $10.70 per share […]

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., a home and security products company, has announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $750 million of shares of the company’s outstanding common stock over the next two years on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws. […]