Rice to retire as GGF MD
3rd December 2019

The GGF has today announced that Steve Rice is to retire as MD after being appointed to the post in July following over 30 years with the organisation.

The former Technical Dir4ctor, who became MD following the sudden departure of Kevin Buckley read story, said in the announcement that he had intended to leave earlier this year but decided to postpone it to see the organisation through the transition following the changes.

He will be succeeded by current President John Agnew.

Starting at the GGF as a Technical Officer in the late 1980s, Steve went on to become Director of Glazing in 2010 and then Director of Technical Affairs in 2016, before being appointed Managing Director earlier this year.

In his time, his achievements include the development and production of the GGF’s technical library, the expansion of its specialist technical groups and helping it attain its position in the international technical community.

On his decision to retire, Steve said, “It was always my intention to retire in 2019, but with the changes in the summer, I stayed on to help the GGF through its period of transition. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at the GGF and when I see the GGF in the strong position it is in today, I know it has all been worthwhile. I would like to thank everyone connected to the Federation for helping me through my time at the GGF. It has been a wonderful journey.”

Of his successor, he said: “He has been in the industry for over three decades and his involvement with the GGF goes back to the mid-1980s when he was a regular contributor to the specialist groups. Since then he has reached and operated at the very highest level of the GGF. His background, skillset and knowledge of the industry are second to none and the GGF’s future couldn’t be in safer hands.”

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