SUWANEE, GA (April 5, 2019) — AMES Taping Tools, the leading provider of automatic taping and finishing (ATF) tools, supplies and training to the professional drywall finishing industry, is pleased to announce that Jay Davisson has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer effective April 3, 2019.
Davisson joins AMES after 30 years with Sherwin-Williams where he was most recently President of the Americas Group. In this role, Jay led all commercial and operational activities in North and South America, with revenues of $9B and an employee base of 28,000.
“I am very excited to join AMES and for the future of the company,” said Davisson. “As a market leader, AMES is well positioned to deliver solid growth and continue to provide its customers value-added solutions to meet their needs. I look forward to building on AMES’ success and ensuring we are delivering the very best quality products and services to our customers.”