FIRESTONE ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES

Firestone Building Products Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Bob Delaney to chief operating officer (COO) and Tom Walker to vice president of sales and marketing. 

Over the past 12 years, Delaney has helped lead the company through a tremendous growth period, while providing customers with exceptional sales and marketing support throughout Firestone’s worldwide industries. In his new role as COO, Delaney will be positioned to set and implement the strategies necessary to continue growing our business, both domestically and internationally. 

Delaney, who has worked in the roofing industry for 23 years, joined Firestone in 1994. He held a progression of Firestone management assignments, including serving as western regional sales manager and north central regional sales manager. Promoted to vice president of sales in 2000, he oversaw domestic and international sales of the company’s roofing systems. His responsibilities expanded in 2004, when Firestone combined sales and marketing into a single department. 

Tom Walker is Firestone’s new vice president of sales and marketing, and will oversee the U.S. and international roofing sales and marketing efforts. Walker’s combined experience in leading the company’s national sales organization, as well as transitioning the Firestone Metal Products roofing organization into Firestone Building Products, provides an excellent foundation for success in his new role. 

Walker has nearly two decades of experience in the commercial roofing industry. He originally joined Firestone as national accounts manager in 1995, and served as eastern regional sales manager for three years. In 2002, Walker was named Firestone’s national sales manager. Most recently, he served as director of metal roofing with the responsibility of overseeing the manufacturing and sales of Firestone Metal Products. Walker will continue to serve in this capacity in addition to his role as vice president of sales and marketing.