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Cline, currently senior v i c e - p r e s i d e n t and chief fi nan- cial offi cer, as president and chief executive offi cer, effective Aug. 17, 2015 upon the retirement of Ronald W. Kaplan. Cline will also join the Trex board of directors. Kaplan will continue as chairman, Trex Company noted. Trex Company also announced that Bryan H. Fairbanks, senior di- rector, supply chain and executive director, international business devel- opment, will succeed Cline as chief fi nancial offi cer, effective August 17, 2015, and that F. Timothy Reese, se- nior vice president, operations, will retire. "The Board has completed a rig- orous search for the right CEO to lead the next stage of Trex's growth," Ka- plan said. "We are delighted to have found that person in Jim Cline, who has been chief fi nancial offi cer since 2008, was key to our successful turn- around and has been instrumental in our recent successes. Among many other attributes, he brings to his new role an extensive knowledge of the in- dustry and the proven ability to lead. Jim will do an outstanding job ex- tending our exceptional track record of building value for shareholders and employees." Lead director Frank H. Merlotti, Jr., added, "I would fi rst like to express the board's deep gratitude to Ron for the superb job he has done over the last eight years. After joining Trex at a very diffi cult time in its history, Ron completely transformed the compa- ny, establishing it as the pre-eminent leader in high-performance decking and railing products with best-in-class operations, industry-leading innova- tion and a strong fi nancial profi le. "Working hand in hand with Jim, he also built a world-class leadership team that is totally focused on achiev- ing our strategic plan. We congrat- ulate Jim and look forward to Ron's continued contributions as chairman," Merlotti added. "I am honored by my appoint- ment, excited about the opportunity to take Trex to the next level, and look forward to continuing to work with Ron as chairman," Cline said. "Our company is a market leader with a premium brand, great products, un- paralleled distribution and a passion to succeed at every level of the orga- nization. I look forward to building further on Trex's many competitive advantages and compelling growth opportunities." Before joining Trex in March 2008, Cline served for three years as president of Harsco GasServ, a division of Harsco Corporation and a manufacturer of containment and control equipment for the global gas industry, with annual revenues of ap- proximately $400 million, 15 manu- facturing locations on four continents, and more than 1,700 employees. From 1994 through 2005, he was vice-president and controller of Hars- co GasServ. From 1976 to 1994, he served in various capacities with Huffy Corpo- ration, including as director of fi nance of its True Temper Hardware sub- sidiary, a manufacturer of lawn care and construction products with nine manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada and Ireland. Cline received a B.S.B.A. degree in accounting from Bowling Green State University. Fairbanks, who joined Trex in 2004, has served as senior director, supply chain, from 2006 through the present, and as executive director, international business development, since 2012. From 2004 to 2006, he held the position of director, fi nancial planning and analysis. For the prior 10 years, Fairbanks served in numerous senior fi nance roles with Ford Motor Com- pany. He earned a B.S. Degree in ac- counting from the University of Day- ton and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Cline commented, "Bryan has more than a decade of business, oper- ational and fi nancial experience with Trex, and has done an outstanding job in each of the roles he has held. With his diverse background and successful track record, he is perfectly positioned to become Trex's chief fi nancial of- fi cer. I look forward to working with Bryan in his new role." Kaplan concluded, "All of us are indebted to Tim Reese for the key role he played over the past eight years in helping Trex Company achieve best-in-class manufacturing capabilities. His unrelenting focus on bottom-line disciplines has en- abled us to realize major productivity James E. Cline continued on page 14