Pittsburgh, PA May 3, 2022 – Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced that Jemssy Alvarez has been appointed Product Manager for Advanced Glazing.

Alvarez will be responsible for product and market development for a range of advanced glazing products, including the Solarvolt™ Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) glass system. In this role, he will be responsible for interfacing with customers and channel drivers, as well as internal research and development teams to help create the next generation of advanced glass products that provide added value to customers and end users.

“We are very pleased to welcome Jemssy to Vitro Architectural Glass,” said Martin Bracamonte, vice president for operations. “His skill and experience in developing, evaluating and deploying technologies, coupled with his ability to align end-user needs with factory production challenges make him a valuable member of the Marketing and Innovation team.”

Alvarez holds bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland and business from National-Louis University, as well as an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He has also earned executive certificates from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business.

His professional experience includes roles in management and R&D in several sectors, including the glass industry, renewable energy, semiconductors and the military. He is the founder of Hardrock LLC.

To learn more about products from Vitro Architectural Glass, visit www.vitroglazings.com or call 1-855-VTRO-GLS (887-6457).

About Vitro Architectural Glass

Vitro Architectural Glass, part of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), is the largest glass producer in the Western Hemisphere, manufacturing a range of industry-leading, energy-efficient, high-performance products such as Solarban^®, Sungate^® and Starphire Ultra-Clear^® glasses. Committed to continually raising the industry standard for sustainability, Vitro was the first U.S. glass manufacturer to have its complete collection of architectural glass products earn Cradle to Cradle Certified^® status and the first North American manufacturer to publish third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for flat glass and processed glass products. Additionally, as of April 2024, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material Global Warming Potential (GWP) threshold the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) established pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and related guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Vitro operates seven glass production facilities across North America, four residential glass fabrication plants in Canada and one of the world’s largest glass research and development facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit VitroGlazings.com.

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