Regional Vice Presidents

• Scott Campbell: Scott began his career in the industrial insulation field by receiving a crash course in insulation and gasketing from Larry Murphy. In 1983, Scott started working at General Insulation as a warehouse manager for the Somerville location. After his stint as a warehouse manager, Scott began inside sales for the branch. From this point, Scott became the Operations Manager, and then transitioned to the General Manager for what became GIC’s branch 1.  Scott remained GM of the Boston-area warehouse until October 2008, when Scott was promoted to Regional Vice President.

• Mick Clinger: In early 1979, Mick began his career in the insulation industry when he started with North Bros Company, a southeastern insulation distributor, fabricator, and contractor. Mick worked with the cold storage insulation division in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Later that year, Mick transferred to Orlando and held various positions for over 20 years.  In March 2001, Mick joined General Insulation as the GM of General Insulation’s 5th branch–Orlando. Mick held that position until October 2008, when he was promoted to Regional Vice President.

• Rick McMullen: Rick started his career selling Dow Corning silicone to the aerospace and manufacturing industries. In 1996, Rick began to work for Refractory & Insulation Supply Company in West Deptford, NJ selling 3M Fire Stop to the Philadelphia market. In 1998, Rick began his career with General Insulation as an outside sales rep in the Philadelphia market. Rick was hired by Larry Murphy, who came to know Rick at 3M’s national sales meetings. In 2005, Rick was promoted to GM, and in October 2008, Rick was promoted to Regional Vice President.

• Mark Snodgrass: Mark began his career by working in residential construction. In 1981, Mark joined a Houston mechanical contracting firm, The Emde Company, where he worked in Job Cost Management and Project Management. Mark transferred to Boston in 1986 to oversee construction projects such as International Place and 500 Boylston, among others. He continuted his mechanical career as Project Manager in Boston for Bay State York, overseeing projects such as Fenway Park and Flagship Wharf. Mark joined General Insulation in 1990. This new career allowed Mark to return to Texas to research and help establish the 6th warehouse in Dallas, TX. He was GM of the Dallas warehouse until 2003, when he became regional manager for the Southwest. In October 2008, Mark was promoted to Regional Vice President.

• Gerry Towle: Gerry began his career at General Insulation as an outside sales rep in Southern New England in 1988. In 1995, General Insulation became a distributor of 3M Fire Protection products and Gerry was promoted to National Product Manager. Gerry worked together with a team of sales specialists, code officials, and fire marshals to promote and educate the awareness of life safety and fire protection from containment prospective. With 18 years of experience, Gerry has been leading the way in the firestop industry and is recognized as a proactive teacher and trainer dedicated to standing behind the moral and ethical responsibility that life safety products represent. Gerry was promoted to Regional Vice President in October 2008.

• Al Zaepfel: Al began his journey in the insulation industry right out of high school in 1984 as an installer. In 1990, Al opened an insulation contracting business, and in 1998, he partnered that business with Buffalo Sheet Metals. The two businesses became BSM Insulation in 1999. Al’s major responsibility involved running the insulation division of the company. His projects included the AES Power Plant, Ralph Wilson Stadium, and the Can Fibre Paper Mill. In 2000, Al joined the General Insulation team as the GM of the Rochester, NY warehouse. Two years later, Al took over the responsibilities of the Buffalo, NY warehouse, too. Al held that position until October 2008, when he was promoted to Regional Vice President.

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