Beacon Roofing Supply names a new exec

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. has named Gregory Jorgensen as its new VP and chief accounting officer.

Effective March 28, Jorgensen will join the company in its Herndon, Virginia corporate headquarters. He will be in charge of Beacon's overall accounting policies and will oversee all accounting operations, financial consolidations and SEC reporting efforts.

Jorgensen is joining Beacon from car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc., where he has served as VP financial reporting, technical accounting, and policy since 2014.

Prior to that, Jorgensen was the assistant controller and an accounting team leader for Ball Corporation.

"Greg is a proven leader with an extensive background that includes experience successfully managing a large-scale, decentralized accounting organization," said Beacon CFO Joe Nowicki. "He brings a vast amount of technical accounting expertise and a wealth of knowledge over financial reporting and M&A analysis. Greg has a proven track record of implementing both accounting process and policy improvements. We are thrilled to have Greg join the Beacon team as we continue to make great strides on our growth strategy.”