Hanes Retires at Salem
Hanes joined Salem in 1989 as vice president, and became president in 2005. His career encompassed 44 years, including work in the glass industry with Corning, Super-Cut and Carolina Mirror.
Hanes oversaw the development of Salem Stone, the company’s division serving the dimensional-stone industry. Salem Stone began marketing lines of fabrication equipment, and also expanded into diamond-tooling distribution.
He also directed equipment sales for Salem during the glass industry’s growth into automated fabricating processes.
As president, Hanes was also instrumental in managing Salem’s transition from a privately owned firm to a 100% employee-owned company.
In retirement, Hanes is looking forward to traveling with his wife, spending time with his grandchildren, and working on his golf and tennis game.