Masonite International Corp. announced Jay Steinfeld was appointed to the company’s Board of Directors effective immediately. Steinfeld, the founder and CEO of Global Custom Commerce, was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board.
According to Masonite, Steinfeld transformed his startup, Global Custom Commerce, into a prominent online window covering retailer, which The Home Depot acquired in 2014. Steinfeld remained CEO and later joined The Home Depot Online Leadership Team. Since stepping away from GCC and The Home Depot earlier this year, Steinfeld has increased his involvement on private company boards while teaching entrepreneurship at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and supporting numerous charities.
Steinfeld is an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and has earned a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Houston Technology Center. Active as an industry speaker on topics including corporate culture, core values, organizational design, mergers and acquisitions, disruption and talent development, he has more than 100 published articles and has authored a soon to be published book on entrepreneurship.
“As an early mover in ecommerce and a proven innovative leader, Jay brings extensive knowledge of the building products industry and customers to the Masonite Board of Directors,” says Robert J. Byrne, chairman of the Board of Directors. “We are pleased to add Jay to our Board and look forward to his contributions.”
