Derby Building Products promoted Michael Morris to the position of senior vice president of sales. Morris joined the company in January of 2018 as a regional sales manager before being promoted to the role of vice president of sales in September of 2019 to lead sales for the Tando brand. In his new role, Morris will have responsibility for all Derby brands across all channels in addition to customer service leadership.
“Mike has done an excellent job effectively leading our pro-channel sales and customer service teams,” Ralph Bruno, CEO of Derby, said in a prepared statement. “His leadership, personnel development, and experience in executing sales strategies have served Derby and our customer base well.”
According to Bruno, in the role, Morris will help lead the company’s premium brands, such as Beach House Shake, TandoStone, and NovikStone while also continuing to build the Derby customer service group and the inside sales team.
Prior to joining Derby Building Products, Morris began his building products career selling home improvements with a remodeling company based in Pennsylvania. Morris moved into distribution before launching the building products division at Palram Americas. In 10 years at Palram, Morris served as a product manager and director of the building products business unit.
