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), the largest company of its kind in the Americas, manufactures a range of industry-leading, energy-efficient products such as Solarban^®, Sungate^® and Starphire Ultra-Clear^® glasses at U.S. plants in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Fresno, California; Salem, Oregon; and Wichita Falls, Texas. Committed to sustainable manufacturing processes and products, the company also operates one of the world’s largest glass research and development facilities in Pittsburgh and four residential glass fabrication plants in Canada. Upholding the values of “Together, We See Further” across the architectural, automotive and containers markets, Vitro strives to realize the power of partnership to ensure that projects meet or exceed ever-evolving sustainability expectations as well as glass requirements. For more information, please visit www.VitroGlass.com.

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Vitro Architectural Glass
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