CLEVELAND, OHIO - www.mbma.com: The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) approved a new Executive Committee at the MBMA Annual Meeting held in December 2011 in Atlanta, GA.

Fred Koetting, Chairman Schulte Building Systems, L.P.
Jeff Carmean, Vice-Chairman Nucor Building Systems
Brad Robeson NCI Building Systems, Inc.
Jimmy Worley Ruffin Building Systems, Inc.
Patrick Kern Steel Built Corporation
Phil Raimondo Behlen Building Systems
Tim Ritchie ACI Building Systems, Inc.
Mike McLain Bay Insulation Company
Chuck Haslebacher, Ex-Officio Varco Pruden Buildings

“I am excited and honored to be working with this team of industry leaders,” says Fred Koetting, incoming MBMA Chairman. “This continues to be a challenging construction market, and the Board will work to address the issues that are important to our industry and our members.”

MBMA has served metal building systems manufacturers and suppliers for 54 years. Its membership represents more than $1.6 billion in annual steel shipments and accounts for approximately 39% of the total non-residential low-rise construction market in the United States. MBMA provides engineering leadership through the many research programs that it sponsors annually, often in coordination with major universities and engineering schools throughout North America. This research is used to improve the performance, efficiency and quality of metal building systems and to elevate the technology used to produce them.

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