Western Specialty Contractors Region Manager Bob Gender to Retire After 37 Years

ST. LOUIS — Bob Gender, region manager at Western Specialty Contractors, will retire on Dec. 31, 2020 after 37 years with the company.

Gender started his career at Western in 1983 in its sealant division, then transferred soon after to the marketing department. In 1986, he moved into the company’s operations department and became a sales/project manager in the roofing and waterproofing division. Twelve years later, Gender was promoted to department manager, then in 2004 he was promoted to branch manager of Western’s St. Louis Roofing branch. In January 2019, he was promoted to region manager, overseeing the company’s roofing and sheet metal branches.