Client News: Paul Drake named as Tubelite client development manager for Kentucky

Tubelite Inc. has named Paul Drake as client development manager serving the market in Kentucky. He reports directly to Tubelite's regional sales manager, Patrick Daniels. They work closely with glazing contractors and architectural teams to provide assistance with storefront, curtainwall, entrances and daylight control systems.

Drake joins Tubelite with more than two decades of sales and management experience in the glass and glazing industry. He most recently held the position of architectural sales representative at AGC Glass Company of North America in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he grew brand awareness and was responsible for significant increases in commercial glass sales. Previously, Drake served in project management and sales at Kawneer and Arch Aluminum Glass before becoming an architectural sales representative at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope.

In addition to his professional experience, Drake is active in numerous Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) chapters throughout the Midwest and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education and recreation from Franklin College in Indiana.

To learn more about Tubelite's personnel, products and programs, please visit www.tubeliteinc.com. For information on employment opportunities at Tubelite, please click on "Careers" at the top of the home page.

_{About Tubelite Inc.}

_{For more than 70 years, glazing contractors have counted on Tubelite’s dependable service, fabrication and distribution of architectural aluminum products. Part of Apogee Enterprises, Inc., the company is an industry leader in eco-efficient storefront, curtainwall and entrance systems, and recognized for its fast, reliable and consistent delivery.}

_{Tubelite’s corporate office, fabrication, warehouse and shipping operations are located in Walker, Michigan. Its Dallas location provides additional fabrication, warehouse and shipping operations. Its facility in Reed City, Michigan, houses the company’s aluminum extrusion operation. The company also has an office in Warwick, Rhode Island.}

_{Tubelite and its staff are members of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), the National Glass Association/Glass Association of North America (NGA/GANA), the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).}

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