People – May 2006

• Bonsal American names Ferdinand Muniz as international sales manager for international sales expansion for all product lines. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company also promotes Mary Hernandez to area sales manager for Bonsal® Tile Products, covering Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Florida panhandle.
• DuPre Industries Inc. CEO G.R. Christon has doubled the Dallas-based company’s revenue in his first nine months in the job, and projects this strong growth to continue, possibly tripling revenues by the end of 2006. DuPre, more than 100 employees, 100,000 ft² of facilities and projected $12 million in annualized revenue, provides full-service design, build and installation of cabinetry and countertops in natural stone, exotic wood and quartz.