Beacon Appoints Philip Knisely as Chairman of Beacon, Succeeding Robert Buck
HERNDON, Va. — Beacon announced that Philip W. Knisely has been appointed chairman of the board, succeeding Robert R. Buck, who retired as chairman but continues as a director.
Phil Knisely has been a Beacon director since October 2015. He is an operating partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&R), a private investment firm. He is also chairman of CD&R Hydra Holdings Inc. (parent entity of SunSource Holdings, Inc.), a privately-held power distribution company, and is a former chairman of Roofing Supply Group LLC, which Beacon acquired in 2015.