Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK), a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products for the residential, industrial, infrastructure, and renewable energy and conservation markets, today announced the appointment of Mark G. Barberio to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Barberio becomes the sixth independent director on Gibraltar’s seven-member board.

“I am pleased to welcome Mark to the Gibraltar Board. Mark’s business background, coupled with his deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, complement the capabilities of our Board and support Gibraltar’s strategic focus. I look forward to his contributions as we continue to execute against our four-pillar strategy of value creation, including operational excellence, product innovation, portfolio management and acquisitions,” said Bill Montague, Chairman of the Board.

Barberio, 56, is principal of Markapital, LLC, a business and M&A consulting firm. Prior to forming Markapital, he led Mark IV, LLC (now Dayco, LLC), a global diversified manufacturing company (formerly NYSE:IV), where he served in a variety of positions, most recently as Co-CEO and CFO. Barberio is an independent director of Life Storage, Inc. (NYSE:LSI) since 2015 and in May 2018 was elected Non-Executive Chairman. He is also a member of the Board of Exide Technologies, a privately held global energy storage solutions company. Barberio holds a BS in Business - Accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology and a MBA from SUNY at Buffalo.

“Mark brings more than 25 years of senior management and board experience across a variety of industries and in both public and private companies. This experience will provide significant value as Gibraltar continues its transformation toward becoming an engineered solutions and products-based portfolio company”, said President and CEO Frank Heard.

Barberio stated “I look forward to working closely with Gibraltar’s Board and the leadership team as they continue to pursue value creation for their shareholders.”

About Gibraltar
Gibraltar Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products for the residential, industrial, infrastructure, and renewable energy and conservation markets. With a four-pillar strategy focused on operational improvement, product innovation, acquisitions and portfolio management, Gibraltar’s mission is to drive best-in-class performance. Gibraltar serves customers primarily throughout North America, and to a lesser extent Asia. Comprehensive information about Gibraltar can be found on its website at http://www.gibraltar1.com.

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