New president for JM’s nonwovens business

DENVER - Johns Manville has announced that John Vasuta is the new President of the company’s Engineered Products business.

Vasuta (pictured) will lead a global business that manufactures premium-quality glass fibre nonwovens, polyester spunbonds and glass fibres for the building and construction industry, as well as for automotive, industrial and residential applications.

JM products cover an extensive range of applications such as waterproofing membranes, flooring, building and technical insulation, air and liquid filtration, energy storage, composites and gypsum boards. The business operates manufacturing plants in the United States, Germany, Slovakia and China.

“He brings to JM a proven track record of successfully growing businesses and global commercial leadership,” said Mary Rhinehart, JM’s President and CEO “John is an accomplished leader and a welcome addition to JM’s leadership team. He brings to JM a proven track record of successfully growing businesses and global commercial leadership.”

Vasuta most recently worked at Bridgestone Corp. as President and Managing Director, Firestone Building Products International as well as Global Senior Vice President, Firestone Building Products. He joined Bridgestone as Deputy General Counsel and later held a variety of executive-level jobs, including President of Bridgestone’s 250 commercial store division and VP of International Sales and Operations for building products.

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