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Curt Rich, President and CEO of the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, Elected to the RESNET Board of Directors

Mar 14, 2017

The President and CEO of the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA), Curt Rich, has been elected to the RESNET Board of Directors.

Curt was elected as the new chairman of the RESNET Suppliers Advisory Board which automatically elected him to the RESNET Board as the representative of the Suppliers Advisory Board.

As President and CEO of the NAIMA, which represents the $8 billion U.S. fiber glass and mineral wool insulation industry, Curt oversees all activities relating to the promotion of fiber glass and mineral wool insulation to all key stakeholders including policymakers, code officials, building industry professionals and consumers. In addition, he champions policies and legislation that encourage the use of insulation to increase energy efficiency and sustainability.

Prior to joining NAIMA, Curt was Vice President of Energy and Environmental Policy for United Technologies Corporation (UTC), responsible for directing government affairs objectives for UTC’s building and industrial systems businesses.  He also previously served as legislative counsel to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and as senior counsel to U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT). Curt holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Whitman College and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Montana.

The RESNET Suppliers Board also elected Ted Cater III of Panasonic as the vice chairman of the board.