ROSEMONT, Ill. — Tecta America Corp. has announced that Mark Santacrose has been hired as the company’s chief executive officer. Santacrose had previously been Tecta’s CEO from March 2000 through December 2011. He has continued to serve on the company’s Board of Directors since that time. In his role, Santacrose will oversee the strategic direction of the company and its member companies.

Beginning in January 2012, Santacrose was managing director of the Chaifetz Group. Prior to joining Tecta in 2000, he was the CEO and president of Entrade, an e-commerce business incubator that identified and created new e-commerce joint venture businesses from 1998 to 2001, and had previously been president of Bagcraft Packaging in Chicago.

“We are thrilled to welcome back Mark as Tecta’s new CEO and are completely confident that his leadership, guidance and vision will further strengthen Tecta’s reputation as the premier commercial roofing company in the U.S.,” said Mark Gaulin, COO of Tecta America Corp. “Mark’s previous experience and knowledge of Tecta’s values and culture coupled with his leadership skills make Mark the undeniable best fit for this position.”

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