ATLANTA — Atlas Roofing announced the promotion of Gus Harkins to Director of National Accounts for its shingles and underlayments division.

With an extensive career in the building materials industry that spans four decades, Harkins' new role positions him to lead Atlas Roofing's national accounts team and gives him the responsibility of driving profitable growth programs with strategic national customers. He will be charged with mentoring and supporting four national accounts managers as they look to help build bridges across regions and grow the Atlas Roofing brand throughout the industry.

"Gus brings a passion to his job and is well respected as an honest and creative leader in our industry," said Stan Bastek, vice president of sales and marketing for Atlas Roofing. "Gus is well suited to support our customers and our sales team in this strategic role."

For the past five years, Harkins has led the Atlantic Sales Region to substantial growth. In 2018 and 2019, he received the Atlas Pillar of Leadership Award for his exceptional performance as a mentor and for producing fantastic results in his region.

Harkins has represented Atlas in various roles over the past 10 years and has held national accounts and sales director roles for other industry leaders.