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In 1970, Tem McElroy returned to Shreveport, LA to join the company his father founded. In 1975, Tem became president of McElroy Metal and soon started to implement his plan to turn the company into national entity. In 1976, the company’s first satellite manufacturing facility was in operation. By 1991, McElroy Metal was indeed a national company with six manufacturing facilities spanning from Winchester, VA in the East to Adelanto, CA in the West.

History

Widely recognized as a true pioneer and leader in the metal components industry, Tem has been honored with the following Hall of Fame inductions:

• Metal Roofing Hall of Fame
• Metal Construction Hall of Fame
• Rural Builder Hall of Fame

Education

• Tem holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Georgia Tech University and an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management and remains active with both university's alumni organizations.

Fun Fact/Hobbies/Family

• Tem is a licensed pilot that as logged over 6400 hours, avid water and snow skier, bicyclist and hiker.
• Tem actively supports many local organizations by serving on numerous non profit and benevolent boards and the Chamber of Commerce
• Tem and his wife of 55 years, Maggie, enjoy spending time with their eight grandchildren.

Ian joined McElroy Metal full-time in 1999 and for many years worked in several departments and divisions with the company to gain an understanding of various aspects of McElroy Metal.

In 2007, Ian became president and became the 3rd generation leader of McElroy Metal and soon began to implement his vision for the company’s future. Always in search of opportunities to grow and expand, McElroy has acquired several complementary companies under Ian’s leadership and in 2012 entered into a Joint Venture to Manufacture Insulated Metal Panels (IMP’s) under the Green Span Profiles trade name.

With a desire to improve the customer experience and overall efficiency, Ian has led the company’s journey into developing a Lean/Continuous Improvement culture that still exists today.

History/Education

• Prior to joining McElroy Metal, Ian worked for Banker’s Trust in New York City.
• Ian holds a B.S. Degree in Economics and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University and and an MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.

Fun Fact/Hobbies/Family

• Ian is a competitive water skier and skilled snow skier. Ian and his wife Karen have five children.
• Ian is also active the Shreveport/Bossier City communities serving on several Board of Directors with non profit and economic development organizations.

Ken Joined McElroy Metal in 1991 as Director of Marketing. Prior to joining the company, Ken worked for USG Corporation in several sales and marketing positions.

Ken is active in industry associations and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) and previously served on the National Frame Building Association (NFBA) Board. Ken served as Chairman of the NFBA from 2015 - 2017.

Education

• Ken holds a B.S. Degree in Marketing from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and an MBA from Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

History

• Back in 1991, Ken’s plan was to gain some work experience at a family-owned business for 2 to 3 years and jump back into a large, public company. Fortunately, plans change and 29 years later Ken is thrilled to still be a part of the McElroy Metal family.

Fun Fact/Hobbies/Family

• Ken stays active with cardio exercising and enjoys playing pickleball. He also likes to relax while boating in Arkansas where the water is so clear you can see your toes.
• Ken enjoys surprising his co-workers with his unique costumes for the company's annual Halloween dress-up day.
• Ken and his wife, Jennifer have been married for 34 years and have two grown children.

Fun Fact/Hobbies/Family

• Love being outdoors
• Passions are hunting & fishing 

Upon graduation, Amanda's first job was as an accountant for a public accounting agency. It only took six months for Amanda to realize that public accounting was not her cup of tea. Public accounting's loss was McElroy Metal's gain. Amanda joined McElroy Metal in 2000. During her career at McElroy, Amanda was regularly promoted and has held several management positions in the company's accounting department. In 2018, Amanda was promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and joined McElroy's Executive Team.

Education

• Amanda holds a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Northwestern State University and an MBA from Louisiana Tech University.
• Amanda became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 2013.

Fun Fact/Hobbies/Family

• With three kids at home, Amanda enjoys spending her free time elbow deep in her kid’s many activities.
• When not wrangling kids, Amanda enjoys recreating on the areas lakes.

Howell joined McElroy Metal in 1989 and has served the company in wide variety of roles. Howell started his McElroy career in Customer Service and managed the Customer Service departments in both Peachtree City, GA and Adelanto, CA.

Howell then became Director of Customer Service. In 2000, McElroy engaged in an ERP implementation and Howell was tapped to lead that effort. Upon a successful implementation, Howell became Director of IT. In 2007, Howell left McElroy and ventured into ERP consulting for a spell, but returned to McElroy in 2009 as the company’s first Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Education

• Howell holds a B.S. Degree in Marketing from Louisiana State University - Shreveport, and an MBA from Centenary College of Louisiana.

Fun Fact/Hobbies/Family

• In his free time, Howell enjoys tinkering with old cars and his goatee flapping in the wind while putting miles on his Harley.