| Contacts: Garen Distelhorst Marble Institute of America (440) 250-9222 gpdistelhorst@marble-institute.com |
Bill Levy Bill Levy Communications (216) 514-9922 bill.levy@levymg.com |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GUIDO GLIORI HEADS NEW MIA OFFICE SLATE
CLEVELAND, OH, NOVEMBER 11, 2008 — Guido Gliori, executive vice president of Grazzini Brothers & Company of Eagan, MN, has been elected president of the Marble Institute of America, the world’s leading natural stone industry trade association with nearly 2000 members around the globe.
Gliori, a native of Chicago with a major in architecture, joined Grazzini Brothers & Company in 1981, after a short stint in a family construction business in Chicago. Over a career spanning 27 years, he has risen from a beginning role as field supervisor to project manager, senior project manager, vice president and, now, the current position as executive vice president the MIA-accredited commercial stone contractor.
Gliori and his wife Tracy have two daughters, Isabella and Francesca.
Gliori was elevated from vice president at MIA’s annual meeting of members held at StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas in Las Vegas in mid-October. Also elected as MIA offices for 2009 by the MIA Board of Directors were Vice President, Brett Rugo of Rugo Stone & Mosiac Contractors of Lorton, VA., Secretary Gasper (GK) Naquin of Stone Interiors of Loxley, AL, and Treasurer Michael A.Twiss of Columbia Stone, Inc. of Tulalatin, OR. Twiss was also named a director.
Rugo Stone and Stone Interiors are both MIA accredited companies.
MIA directors also elected two other members to the board of directors. James Otis Moore of Fine Line Pacific in Kent, WA fills the at-large position and Rodney Harvey of Curtain Wall Design and Consulting of Dallas, TX fills the position representing the Mid-South region of the U.S. Both terms expire in 2013.
About the Marble Institute of America
For over 60 years the Marble Institute of America (MIA) has been the world's leading information resource and advocate for the natural dimension stone industry. MIA members include marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and other natural stone producers and quarriers, fabricators, installers, distributors, and contractors around the world.
Copyright © 2010 Marble Institute of America
28901 Clemens Rd, Ste 100, Cleveland, OH 44145 · T: 440-250-9222 · F: 440-250-9223
Disclaimer