Gibraltar Industries Names William Montague As Chairman, Succeeding Lipke

(RTTNews) - Gibraltar Industries Inc.'s (ROCK) board of directors said that Brian Lipke will retire as chairman and a director on June 1, 2015. Lead independent director William Montague will be appointed as chairman at that time.

Lipke served as Gibraltar's chief executive officer from 1989 until January 1, 2015, when president and chief operating officer Frank Heard was promoted to CEO and appointed to the board of directors.

Montague has served as a director of the company since its initial public offering in 1993, and has been lead independent director since 2010. He served as CEO and director of Mark IV Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of engineered systems and components, from 2004 until his retirement in 2008.