b'Industry NewsSOPREMA Executive Tim Kersey Elected as Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association PresidentW ADSWORTH, Ohio (March 21, 2019)The Asphalt Roofingorganizations momentum in Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has announced thedriving awareness of the benefits election of Tim Kersey, vice president and general managerof asphalt roofing in the residential for SOPREMA, Inc., as the associations president for thespace while also bolstering 2019 term. ARMA represents North American asphalt roofingcommunications around the manufacturers, as well as raw material suppliers, and servesadvantages of asphalt roofing in to promote the long-term sustainability of the asphalt roofingthe low-slope/commercial market. industry. An active member with the association since theIndustry members can expect to late 1980s, Kersey brings to the presidents role his rich roofingsee expanding interactions between industry knowledge, proven leadership capabilities and aasphalt shingle and low-slope passion for communicating the benefit of asphalt roofingroofing manufacturers, broadening products to the building industry and the public. public dissemination of ARMAs Kersey has served multiple terms as the chairman of ARMAsstatistical industry reports, more Low-Slope Roofing Committee, a role in which he wasexternal-facing communications regularly involved, helping to craft technical publicationsfrom ARMA and a general emphasis and codes standards and supporting activities for low-slopeon increasing asphalt roofing representation in industry asphalt roofing applications. He joined the ARMA board ofconversations.directors when he joined the SOPREMA executive team inI have had the pleasure of working with Tim since 2003 2012, and he has served on the board ever since. Due to hiswhen I started with ARMA, said Reed Hitchcock, ARMAs experience with the organization, Kersey was elected by hisexecutive vice president. He has a breadth of technical peers to the Executive Committee, ARMAs governing body,knowledge and executive experience, and he also brings a and served as the treasurer/secretary for two years. He begangreat combination of fresh perspective and insight into the his term as president on Jan. 1, 2019. associations history that we look forward to engaging further AD HEREThe ARMA president is responsible for facilitating theas he takes the reins as president.board of directors activities and setting the agenda forFor more information on Kerseys role as ARMA president or to the organization. In 2019, Kersey plans to continue thelearn about ARMA, visit www.asphaltroofing.org. .Take $25 off a Classified! Promo CodeMRCA . Visit us at www.RoofersCoffeeShop.com/INeedHelp24 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'