Highlights from NAHB International Builders' Show 2024: Celebrating Hardie® Products & Company Initiatives! | AARON ERTER - CEO of James Hardie Industries PLC. 00:10:00
Aaron Erter was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) in September 2022. Mr Erter is a highly experienced executive, with deep experience in leading large enterprises in the consumer and industrial sectors. Mr Erter most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of PLZ Corp, a leader of specialty liquid and aerosol manufacturing. Headquartered outside of Chicago, Illinois, USA, with over 2,500 employees throughout North America. Mr Erter was CEO from November 2020 to August 2022. From 2017 to 2020, Mr Erter held multiple executive leadership roles at Sherwin Williams, the world leader in paints and coatings. While at Sherwin Williams, Mr Erter was Global President of the Consumer Brands Group and Global President of the Performance Coatings Group. Before joining Sherwin Williams, Mr Erter held various leadership roles at Valspar, including SVP and General Manager of the North America Consumer Division. Prior to Valspar, Mr Erter held various leadership roles at Stanley Black and Decker. Mr Erter earned a Bachelor of Economics from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania and MBA at The University of Notre Dame – Mendoza College of Business.