Rugo New MIA President
Rugo, founder and president of Rugo Stone LLC of Lorton, Va, has served on the MIA board of directors for five years, and will now serve as president for a one-year term ending in October. The group’s board of directors made the selection during last year’s annual meeting during StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas.
A native of Barre, Vt,, and grandson of an Italian stone carver, Rugo began Rugo Stone in 1996 after gaining more than a decade of experience in various aspects of stone-industry sales and project management. Rugo Stone’s reputation for quality work is reflected in more than 45 regional, national and international craftsmanship awards.
Other officers chosen by the board include Gasper (G.K.) Naquin of Stone Interiors, Loxley, Ala., as vice president; Michael A. Twiss of Columbia Stone Inc.of Tualatin, Ore., as secretary; and Jonathan Zanger of Walker Zanger Inc. in Perth Amboy, N.J. as treasurer. Zanger, a veteran of more than 30 years in the stone business, was also elected an MIA director.
Daniel J. Rea, a senior vice president for Cold Spring Granite of Cold Spring, Minn., also won election to the MIA board of directors. Rea has been part of the stone industry for more than 30 years.