Guardian Glass North America added three sales managers to support commercial segment strategies and promote the broad range of Guardian Glass float and coated glass, services, and technical expertise in the United States and Canada.
The hires
Katherine Kidd and Geoff Shellard are architectural design managers. Kidd will serve Texas and Oklahoma, while Shellard will cover the Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia, Alberta, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. They will work with glaziers, architects, developers, and specification writers to gain project specifications.
Katherine Kidd comes to Guardian from Kolbe Window and Door, where she was the regional sales manager. She has worked in the commercial window and door industry for six years.
Geoff Shellard previously spent almost eight years with glass fabricator PFG Glass Industries Ltd. in Langley, British Columbia, finishing that tenure as a senior architectural sales representative. His education includes marketing management and home inspections, and certifications in biohazard, mold, and IAQ inspection and remediation.
Territory sales manager Sam Ilewski will work with commercial fabricators and glaziers in Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin and Southern Missouri to drive sales. Ilewski joins Guardian from Baxter International, where he was a specialist in medical device and pharmaceutical sales. Prior to that position, he was a financial advisor for Edward Jones.
