29 January 1998: US-based Apogee Enterprises, Inc. has appointed Russell Huffer, 48, President and CEO of Apogee“s Glass Technologies segment with immediate effect. Huffer succeeds Donald W. Goldfus,…
29 January 1998: US-based Apogee Enterprises, Inc. has appointed Russell Huffer, 48, President and CEO of Apogee“s Glass Technologies segment with immediate effect. Huffer succeeds Donald W. Goldfus, 63, who will remain chairman of the firm. Huffer also was named to the board of directors. The company said that the board“s decision to choose Huffer reflected both his long-term contributions to Apogee“s advancements in higher technology applications of glass and the importance of the Glass Technologies sector in Apogee“s growth plans. “It has been a pleasure to watch Russ Huffer develop into a top-flight manager and leader over the years,” Goldfus said. “He is exactly the kind of sharp, technologically adept and farsighted manager that Apogee needs as its new chief executive.” Huffer joined Apogee in 1986 as Vice President and General Manager of Viracon, Inc., an Apogee subsidiary, and was then later on promoted to president of the Glass Technologies segment in 1996. The company said that over the past two years, the Glass Technologies business has been the strongest of Apogee“s three business segments.