PITTSBURGH, Aug. 23, 2022 – Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced that David Linhart has been appointed manager of sales, West Region and Sarah Ward manager of sales, East Region.

In their new roles, Linhart and Ward will lead teams of account managers that assist customers within the commercial, specialty fabrication and residential segments. They will be responsible for overall sales growth along with training and development. They will report to Dan Stipetich, director of commercial sales for the United States.

“Both David and Sarah are talented managers with comprehensive knowledge of Vitro’s products, people and customers,” said Stipetich. “They are ideal leaders for our United States sales teams and will help Vitro and its sales force grow now and into the future.”

Linhart joined Vitro in 2015 as an account manager and was subsequently promoted to senior sales manager in 2016. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Ward joined Vitro as a commercial account manager in 2019. She holds a bachelor’s degree in ceramic engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri.

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.

Media Contact:
Robert J. Struble
Vitro Architectural Glass
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