Executive Management

Jesse Singh, a director since he joined us in June 2016, is our Chief Executive Officer and President. Prior to joining us, Mr. Singh worked for 14 years at the 3M Company, a manufacturer and marketer of a range of products and services through its safety & industrial, transportation & electronics, health care and consumer segments, and served in numerous leadership roles at 3M, including Chief Commercial Officer, President of 3M’s Health Information Systems business and VP of the Stationery and Office supplies business, which included the iconic Post-it and Scotch Brands. During his career at 3M, Mr. Singh was involved in running 3M’s worldwide, customer-facing operations, which was comprised of 4,000 shared services, 12,000 sales and 5,000 marketing professionals. He also served as CEO of 3M’s joint venture in Japan and led 3M’s global electronics materials business. Mr. Singh brings to our board of directors extensive senior leadership experience and a comprehensive knowledge of our business and perspective of our day-to-day operations.

Peter Clifford is currently serving as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and joined us in August 2021. Prior to joining AZEK, Mr. Clifford was most recently President and Chief Operating Officer of Cantel Medical Corp (CMD), a leading provider of infection-prevention products and services in the healthcare market, which had over $1 billion in net sales in its fiscal year 2020 and was publicly traded until its acquisition by STERIS plc in June 2021. From 2015 to 2019, Mr. Clifford also served as Cantel Medical’s Chief Financial Officer before his promotion to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2019. Before joining Cantel Medical, Mr. Clifford served as Chief Financial Officer – Health & Science Technologies & Fluid Metering Technology Divisions, two of the three reporting segments of IDEX Corporation (IEX). Mr. Clifford also worked in various financial leadership roles at General Electric Company (GE) from 2000 to 2006 before joining IDEX Corporation.

Joe Ochoa is currently serving as our President, Residential Segment. Mr. Ochoa joined us in July 2017. Prior to joining us, Mr. Ochoa spent 15 years at Owens Corning, a developer and producer of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composites, in various roles. Most recently, he was Vice President of Strategic Marketing for the Roofing and Asphalt division, and served on the operating committee and as an officer of the company. Prior to that, Mr. Ochoa was Vice President and General Manager of the Engineered Insulation Systems (EIS) business, Vice President and General Manager of the Foam Insulation division and General Manager of the Latin America division. Prior to Owens Corning, Mr. Ochoa served as Vice President of Technology for ServiceLane, a privately funded startup focused on home services, where he established a national network for home maintenance with Lowe’s Home Improvement Center. Mr. Ochoa also co-founded Fifth Gear Media, which later merged to form Luminant Worldwide Corp. before its initial public offering. Before Fifth Gear Media, Mr. Ochoa held a variety of leadership positions with Frito-Lay, Inc. (part of the Pepsico Company), The Procter & Gamble Company and AT Kearney, Inc.

Scott Van Winter joined us in January 2017 and is currently serving as our President, Commercial Segment. With more than 25 years of experience in the performance polymers industry, Mr. Van Winter most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President at Jindal Films Americas, LLC, a leader in the development and manufacture of specialty films, from January 2015 to December 2016, where he led the U.S. and European businesses. Prior to joining Jindal Films America, Mr. Van Winter served as General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Lumirror Polyester Film Division of Toray Plastics (America), Inc., from April 2007 to January 2015, and Vice President of OPS Sheet and Specialty Films for Alcoa KAMA Co. from June 2002 to June 2004.

Amanda Cimaglia is currently serving as our Vice President, ESG. Prior to joining us in January 2021, Ms. Cimaglia served as the Managing Director of Solebury Trout’s ESG 360 platform, where she advised private and public companies on the development and communication of ESG strategies, including investor relations and corporate communications initiatives. Prior to that, Amanda served as the head of investor relations and ESG at Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI), the first U.S. public company solely dedicated to investments in climate solutions, providing capital to leading companies in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainable infrastructure markets. During her seven-year tenure at Hannon Armstrong, Amanda built an award-winning investor relations program, garnering the Best Overall Investor Relations (Small Cap) Award by IR Magazine, as well as being named a finalist for both Best ESG Reporting and Rising Star of investor relations. She has served as a member of the ESG working groups for both the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Bobby Gentile is currently serving as our Senior Vice President of Operations and joined us in November 2016. Mr. Gentile has over 20 years of professional operations experience and most recently served as the Vice President of Manufacturing and Logistics at Overhead Door Corporation, a manufacturer of doors and openers, from April 2009 to November 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Gentile was an Operations Leader for Gardner Bender, a manufacturer of electrical and wire management products, from April 2006 to April 2009. He also held the role of Director of Operations for Newell-Rubbermaid Inc., known today as Newell Brands Inc., a leading global consumer goods company, from 2001 to 2006.

Jonathan Skelly is currently serving as our Senior Vice President of Customer Experience. Prior to that, Mr. Skelly served as our Senior Vice President of Strategy and Execution from 2018 to 2021. Mr. Skelly has 20 years of strategy, mergers and acquisitions, analytics, integration and business development experience. Prior to joining The AZEK Company in January 2018, he served as Vice President of Corporate Development for W. W. Grainger, Inc., an industrial supply company, from 2010 to December 2017. During that time, Mr. Skelly was responsible for all global and domestic corporate development and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, he held a variety of leadership positions including Director of Strategic Business Development for The Home Depot Inc. and Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for Hughes Supply, Inc.

Paul Kardish is currently serving as our Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Prior to joining us in September 2019, Mr. Kardish had over 25 years of broad legal, human resources, corporate governance and compliance, security, and government relations experience, serving as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Schneider National, Inc. from August 2013 through March 2019, and prior to that holding positions at several Fortune 250 companies spanning multiple industries, including Honeywell International Inc., Intel Corporation, Micron Technology, Inc. and Freeport McMoRan Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social work/psychology from Juniata College, a juris doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law and a master of laws degree from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1993 and to the Wisconsin Bar in 2013. Mr. Kardish also served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is trained in emergency management. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross-Northeastern Wisconsin.

Michelle Kasson is currently serving as our Chief Information Officer and joined us in December 2019. Ms. Kasson has over 25 years of corporate IT experience in the consumer product goods, food and pharmaceutical industries. She most recently served as IT Director at the J.M. Smucker Company for 11 years with responsibilities including enterprise software development, managed service delivery, portfolio development and project execution. Prior to that, Ms. Kasson held a variety of information technology roles at Procter and Gamble, from May 1992 to October 2008.

Gregory Jorgensen is currently serving as our Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and joined us in April 2019. Mr. Jorgensen has 20 years of financial reporting and technical accounting experience in manufacturing, distribution and other various industries. He was previously Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer with Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. from 2016 to 2019 as well as with Hertz Global Holdings Inc., where he has served as the Vice President of Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, and Policy from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Jorgensen was the Assistant Corporate Controller for Ball Corporation, a global packaging solutions company based out of Denver, Colorado. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University.

Sandra Lamartine joined us in April 2021 and is currently serving as our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Lamartine brings to AZEK more than two decades of experience in organizational design, leadership development and talent management, spanning a number of industries, including building products, professional services, telecommunications, and nutrition/dairy. Most recently, from 2016 to 2021, Ms. Lamartine served as Chief People Officer for Glanbia Nutritionals under Glanbia, Inc. While there, she built a strategic human resources function that championed talent management processes and people programs that shaped the organization’s culture and values. Previously, from 2007 to 2016, Ms. Lamartine held various roles at James Hardie Building Products, including serving as the top HR executive from 2010 to 2016, overseeing initiatives that created a significant reduction in employee turnover, as well as the creation of award-winning development and onboarding programs.

Morgan Walbridge joined us in February 2021 and is currently serving as our Vice President, Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary. Ms. Walbridge has over 15 years of experience as a corporate attorney with over 10 years spent in-house at publicly traded companies. Prior to joining AZEK, Ms. Walbridge served as Deputy General Counsel and Secretary of Century Aluminum Company, a publicly traded global primary aluminum producer with operations in the U.S. and Iceland and, prior to that, as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Thompson Creek Metals Company, a publicly traded natural resources company. Prior thereto, Ms. Walbridge was in private practice as a corporate transactional attorney at McDermott, Will & Emery in New York. Ms. Walbridge holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan in English Literature and received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Samara Toole is currently serving as Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer and joined us in October 2021. Ms. Toole has over 20 years of experience driving growth, building brands, and leading cross functional teams for purpose-driven companies in the consumer products, home, lifestyle, and fashion arenas. Prior to joining AZEK, she served as Chief Marketing Officer, Senior VP Marketing at California Closets from 2014 to 2021. While there, she drove significant growth by developing a sophisticated multi-touchpoint marketing strategy, up leveling ecommerce and marketing software tools, and overseeing the production of award-winning content. Previously, from 2007 to 2014, Ms. Toole served as the Senior Vice President Marketing for Serena & Lily, a luxury home furnishings lifestyle brand.