Royals Window & Door appoints VP and GM

Woodbridge, Ont.-based Royal Building Products announced that Chris Bitsakakis has been appointed VP and general manager of its Window & Door Profiles business.

Woodbridge, Ont.-based Royal Building Products announced that Chris Bitsakakis has been appointed VP and general manager of its Window & Door Profiles business.

“We are excited to have a leader of Chris’ caliber join our business,” said Mark Orcutt, executive VP building products. “Chris brings a solid combination of sales, manufacturing and financial experience to this role, and we are counting on him to help position the Window & Door Profiles business to take advantage of the emerging recovery of the North American housing market.” 

Bitsakakis comes to Royal from Durabody Industries, a Canadian-based manufacturer of truck bodies and trailers, where he was president and CEO for the past two years. Prior to Durabody, he spent more than 20 years in positions of increasing responsibility in the automotive manufacturing industry, first with Cooper Standard Automotive and more recently with Magna International.   

Bitsakakis holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario.