Ralph V. Roberts
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Worthington Industries
President, W-IBS International
Ralph V. Roberts is senior vice president of marketing for Worthington Industries and president of Worthington Integrated Building Systems (W-IBS) International. Roberts is responsible for international business development and coordination, marketing strategy development and oversight of all joint ventures.
Roberts joined Worthington in 1973 as a sales trainee and worked in various sales capacities through 1979 when he was appointed vice president sales for the Chicago Steel Division. Roberts has held various positions at Worthington including vice president - sales for the Columbus Steel Division, vice president and general manager of the Chicago Steel Division, and executive vice president of Worthington's National Rolling Mills subsidiary in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
He was named CEO of WAVE, a Worthington joint venture with Armstrong World Industries in 1992 and was appointed vice president corporate development for Worthington Industries in 1997, where he was responsible for the company's strategic planning merger and acquisition activities. In June of 1998, he was named group president of Worthington Steel, Worthington Industries' largest subsidiary.
In January of 2001, he was named senior vice president of marketing for Worthington Industries. Beginning in 2006, he concurrently served as president of W-IBS and in January of 2010 was named president of W-IBS International.
Roberts serves on the board of Pinnacle Data Systems and WAVE, TWB and Spartan for Worthington Industries.
Roberts is a Columbus, Ohio native and graduated from The Ohio State University.
He and his wife Lynn have three children.
Worthington Industries is a diversified metals manufacturing company with sales of $1.9 billion. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the Company is North America’s premier value added steel processor; the world’s leading manufacturer of pressure cylinders including propane tanks for gas grills and camping, oxygen, helium and scuba tanks, hand torches, and industrial and LP gas applications; and the leading manufacturer of metal framing and ceiling grid systems for commercial and residential construction. The Company also produces current and past model automotive stampings, steel pallets and racks and laser welded blanks. Worthington employs approximately 6,400 people and operates 65 facilities in 11 countries.
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