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Doug Black has served as SiteOne’s Chief Executive Officer since April 2014, and as the Chairman of our Board since June 2017. Prior to joining SiteOne, Mr. Black was President and Chief Operating Officer of Oldcastle Inc., an integrated building materials manufacturer and distributor and a wholly owned subsidiary of Irish-based CRH plc. During his 18-year career with Oldcastle, Mr. Black led the company’s entry into building products distribution and then held several senior leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Oldcastle Architectural Products and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Oldcastle Materials. Prior to Oldcastle, Mr. Black’s business career began at McKinsey & Company in 1992 where he led strategy, sales force effectiveness and plant improvement projects in the telecommunications, airline, lumber, paper and packaging industries. While serving as a U.S. Army Engineer Officer from 1986 to 1990, he completed construction projects in the Southeastern U.S., Central America and South America. Mr. Black earned an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business as a Fuqua Scholar and a B.S. in Mathematical Science/Civil Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, where he was an AP all-American fullback and NCAA Scholar Athlete.
Pat Jones has been a passionate advocate for superintendents and the golf industry for 30 years. Now, as head of Flagstick LLC, he’s using that passion to help companies and organizations in the industry communicate with customers and drive sales more effectively and efficiently. Jones has been a business media executive for most of his adult life, profitably steering the sales and editorial operations of Golf Course Industry, Lawn & Landscape, Golfdom and GCM over the years. He specializes in researching and tracking the state of the golf course maintenance market and shining a spotlight on the industry’s best people, practices and products. Jones got his start in the business running lobbying, public relations and fundraising for the GCSAA. He’s best known for communicating candidly about golf, business and life as a writer, speaker and teacher. He is a frequent keynoter at conferences and industry events and often teaches classes on social media, communications and career development. Jones lives and works in Cleveland