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Guardian Glass Names Darijo Babic Director of

Key Commercial Projects

Auburn Hills, Mich. – January 27, 2016 – Guardian Glass is pleased to announce that Darijo Babic has been named Director, Key Commercial Projects, North America. Babic will work with Guardian’s channel partners, fabricators, project glaziers and architects to grow Guardian SunGuard® architectural glass business on commercial building projects.

“Darijo is well-known and respected in our industry and having him on our team will help boost Guardian SunGuard sales to the next level,” says Andy Russo, Director of Sales, U.S. and Canada, Guardian Glass. “The commercial segment is extremely important to Guardian and with our commitment to innovation, including our upcoming Jumbo Coater. We look forward to Darijo developing and executing a strategy to pursue and win key projects in close collaboration with our North America sales team and channel partners.”

Darijo comes to Guardian from the prominent glazing contractor, Enclos Corp., where he was Pre-Construction Manager for the Eastern U.S. Prior to that, he held a variety of roles with PPG Industries, including National Manager, Construction Market Team (U.S., Canada and Mexico).

Guardian Glass is a major business unit of Guardian Industries Corp.

About Guardian Industries Corp.:

Guardian Industries Corp. is a privately held, diversified, global company headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Guardian, and its family of companies, employ 17,000 people and operates facilities throughout North America, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with a vision to create value for customers and society through constant innovation using fewer resources. Guardian Glass is a leading international manufacturer of float, value-added, and fabricated glass products and solutions for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. SRG Global is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of advanced, high value coatings on plastics for the automotive and commercial truck industries, providing solutions for greater surface durability, structural integrity, functionality, vehicle efficiency and design flexibility. Guardian Building Products is a leading U.S.-based distributor of specialty building products. Visit www.guardian.com.

Contact:

Amy Hennes

248-340-2109

ahennes@uardian.com