Huttig names new Northeast leader

St. Louis, Missouri-based Huttig Building Products named Ken Schmitt as regional VP of the Northeast. 

In his new role, Schmitt will be responsible for Huttig locations in Augusta and Saco, Maine; Newington, Connecticut; Taunton, Massachusetts;  Hooksett, New hampshire and Selkirk, N.Y. 

Schmitt started his career with Huttig as a trainee in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1992. He graduated from Western New England College with a bachelor’s degree in government and has worked in sales, sales management and general management positions in Florida and Ohio. Relocating to New Hampshire in 2004, he became general manager of the Hooksett branch and in 2007, he was promoted to District Manager.  

Replacing Ken Schmitt as new general manager of the Hooksett facility is Vin DiBiasio, who joins Huttig after 16 years with Shaw’s Supermarkets, where he held various operations roles, most recently as District Manager. Vin resides in Haverhill, Mass.