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the company and building capabilities for ISM's future growth.
As the leader of the certification, publications, membership, research, finance, IT and human resources functions, Conanthelped to enableISM's visionbymanaging projectprioritization, decision ownership, effective resource alignment, measurement and accountabilityacrossthecompany.
Conant has spent more than 20 years developing advanced practicesin operations and supplychain at world�class companies, including Intel, BASF, Whirlpool and Bank of America. Previously, he was the vice president of operations and share services at One Touch Direct,an innovative direct marketing company, where he oversaw 200 percent revenue and headcount growth in his five-year tenure.
Conant earned a B.S. degree in operations managementfrom Madonna University, Livonia,Mich., andanM.B.A, finance and international economics,
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Western Specialty
Contractors Hires National
Account Manager
Western Specialty Contractors has hired Crystal Moyer ofEureka, Mo., as a national account manager.
In this position, Moyer will assist in achieving annual sales objectives by providing marketing,salesand business development leadership. Additionally, she will develop corporate marketing tracking, coordinate seminars and presentations, improve sales growth of national accounts, implement corporate marketing plans and identify potential newkeyaccounts, among other responsibilities.
Moyer has eight years of business development experience. Prior to Western, Moyer worked as director of employer relations at Kaplan University in St. Louis, Mo., and as a recruiter for Career Education Corp. in Fenton, Mo.
She has a B.S. degree in business administration from Missouri Baptist University and anM.B.A from Webster University.
Apex Tool Group Appoints
Ross Porter Jr. as SVP and
President, Global Power
Tools Business Unit
Apex Tool Group, LLC, a global leader in industrial hand and power tools, announced the appointment of Ross Porter Jr. as senior vice president and presidentofits Global PowerTools business unit. Porter reports to James J. Roberts, chiefexecutive officer ofApex Tool Group.
Porter joins Apex Tool Group after holding senior executive roles at both Newell Brands and Chamberlain Industries, including general management, finance, corporate development and investor relations.
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MCAA
The Mason Contractors Association America (MCAA) is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. The MCAA would like to thank them for joining their fellow mason contractors nationwide in helping to build a strong and successful masonry industry.
DECEMBER 2016
City Wide Masonry
De Pere, Wis.
(920) 336-7013
www.citywidemasonry.com
Contractor Member
Delaware Quarries Inc.
New Hope, Pa.
(215) 862-1670
www.delawarequarries.com
National Associate Member
Freddy's Masonry Inc.
Bealeton, Va.
(540) 379-4396
Contractor Member
Gilchrist Masonry Mt. Pleasant, S.C. www.gilchristmasonry.com Contractor Member
Summit Brick Co.
Pueblo, Colo.
(719) 542-8278
www.summitbrick.com
Regional Associate Member
Discover the many benefits your company is missing by not becoming a member of the MCAA. Call 800-536-2225 or visit www.masoncontractors.org/join to join the MCAA today. Together, we are stronger.
He worked for two decades at Newell Brands in senior executive roles, most recently serving as president of three global business units, where he led strong
brand building and Ross Porter new product development initiatives for the ConstructionTools/Accessories,
Hardware and Office Products divisions. Earlier at Newell, Porter was vice president and CFO for two business
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