Rick Zoulek has been named Vice President for North American Flat Glass operations at Guardian industries, where he will oversee all aspects of the North American flat glass business and position the company for continued long-term profitable growth.
Guardian Industries has named Rick Zoulek as Vice President for North American Flat Glass operations. Zoulek will oversee all aspects of the North American flat glass business and position the company for continued long-term profitable growth. He has established a strong track record of innovation and commercial leadership in growing businesses throughout his career.
“Rick brings to Guardian leadership skills that will more strongly position us in the competitive and constantly changing flat glass business in North America. He has the innate ability to connect innovation and manufacturing to meet customer needs and will be instrumental in furthering our goal to be a world leader in providing value-added products and services,” said Scott Thomsen, Guardian Glass Group President. “We look forward to Rick demonstrating these same leadership qualities in our North American business.”
Zoulek says he welcomes the opportunity to join the Guardian leadership team. “There is a principle at Guardian of adding value every day to our customers and that is a vision I completely share,” he said. “It is only through helping our customers grow their businesses that we can reach our ambitious goals for profitable growth. I very much look forward to the challenge.”
Zoulek has demonstrated both technological leadership and a strong commercial track record during a long career at PPG Industries, where most recently he was vice president of industrial coatings for the Americas. He brings renewed focus and emphasis on Guardian’s home base.
Zoulek holds a B.S. in Management Information Systems from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University.
Guardian is a diversified global manufacturing company headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with leading positions in float glass, fabricated glass products, fiberglass insulation and other building materials for commercial, residential and automotive markets. Through its Science & Technology Center, Guardian is at the forefront of innovation, including development of high-performance glass coatings and other advanced products. Guardian, its subsidiaries and affiliates employ 18,000 people and operate facilities throughout North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.