UFP Industries (UFPI) announced president and COO Pat Webster will retire at the end of 2022 after spending nearly four decades with the company. Webster’s duties will be transferred to existing or new members of the company’s leadership team over the next several months as part of UFPI’s 2020 reorganization plan.
“Pat’s talents, leadership, and drive will be dearly missed at UFP,” CEO Matthew Missad said in a news release. “He learned UFP from the ground floor and developed great relationships all along his climb through the organization. He took on challenges at every level and improved struggling operations—as well as good ones—always demonstrating his hard work, desire to help others improve, and loyalty to UFP. We are grateful for his countless achievements, which include the development of our people and management teams, and the creation of quality control standards that lead the industry. He modeled a high level of integrity in everything that he did, a quality that UFP prizes above all.”
Webster joined UFP in 1985,initially serving as a production manager. In his career, Webster took on roles in sales, purchasing, and management, including vice president of operations and divisional president. Webster was named president and COO at the end of 2008.
“It has been my honor to work alongside so many great people throughout my career,” Webster said. “I want to thank our great customers, mill partners, and our UFP family for their contributions to a rewarding journey. I feel fortunate leaving the company in the hands of a talented group of leaders who share my vision, values, and work ethic.”
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based UFP Industries is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries UFP Industrial, UFP Construction, and UFP Retail Solutions manufacture, distribute, and sel a variety of value-added products used in residential and commercial constructions, packaging, and other industrial applications.
