Seiders New MIA Prexy

CLEVELAND – Jack Seiders of Architectural Granite & Marble Inc. of Austin, Texas, is the new president of the Marble Institute of America, the 1,800-member industry organization for the natural-stone industry.
The group elected Seiders in early November at its meeting in Las Vegas, held concurrently with StonExpo 2006.
Seiders formed AG&M in 1992 and serves as its president. He previously was executive vice president of sales and marketing for Cold Springs Granite Co. from 1988-1991. Prior to joining Cold Spring, Seiders was president and owner of Capitol Marble and Granite, founded in 1978 and sold to Cold Spring Granite in 1988.
The MIA also elected Jim Hogan of Cararra Marble Company of America Inc. of Los Angeles as vice president. Guido C. Gliori of Grazzini Brothers & Co. of Eagan, Minn., is the new secretary and Brett Rugo of Rugo Stone of Lorton, Va., is the new treasurer. MIA members also elected three new members of the association’s Board of Directors. Giovanni D’Angiolo of Lu, Italy, was chosen to represent Europe; Gautam Chand Jain of Pokarna Limited in Secunderabad, India, was elected to represent Africa, Asia, Australia and the Philippines; and Gasper (GK) Naquin of Stone Interiors of Loxley, Ala., was elected to represent the Southeastern United States.