PITTSBURGH, December 1, 2020 – Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced that Chris Fronsoe has been appointed national architectural manager for the Northwest region.

In this role, Fronsoe will provide sales and service support to architects, specification writers, glazing contractors, façade consultants and Vitro Certified™ fabricators for the commercial construction market in Washington, Oregon, Idaho in the U.S. and British Columbia and Alberta in Canada. Fronsoe has years of experience working with glass industry professionals, most recently on both vertical and sloped glazing projects.

“Chris has a strong background as a salesman in a wide range of commercial markets, but he also has an extensive knowledge of the glass and glazing industries,” said Glenn Davis, vice president, international sales, Vitro Architectural Glass. “His experience working with fabricators worldwide to set up multinational distribution networks makes him perfectly suited for working with our customers in the northwestern U.S. and Canada.”

Fronsoe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management and Organizational Leadership from George Fox College in Newberg, Oregon. He has served on technical committees with the National Glass Association (NGA) and has also been a featured speaker at multiple glass industry events, including Glass Performance Days, GlassCon Global and Façade Tectonics.

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 entire 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, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material category based on standards set by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). 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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Vitro Architectural Glass
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