Orlando, FL, May 5--Peter C. Johnson, Jr. was awarded the Tile Council of North America’s (TCNA) prestigious 2005 Tile Person of the Year award during Coverings 2005 in Orlando, Florida.
For more than 40 years, Pete Johnson has worked on behalf of the tile industry. The following highlights characterize his remarkable service:
•Three term President of TCA (the only member ever elected as TCA President three times)
•Past member of the TCA Marketing Committee, serving for 20 years as Chairman
•Past Chairman of the TCA committee that established the CTDA
•Past Chairman of the International Tile and Stone Expo, that is now known as Coverings
•Past Chairman of the Tile Promotion Board
•Past manufacturing Director of the National Tile Contractor’s Association
•Representative of the Tile Council testifying numerous times before the U.S. Congress, the International Trade Commission, the Justice Department and U.S. Customs
Mr. Johnson began working in his family’s business as a laborer in the Summit Brick Works at the age of 15. Later, he gained experience working in tile factories in Italy and Spain. After attending Bowling Green University in Ohio, Pete joined the family business full time, initially at Summitville’s Baltimore distribution center and then back in the company’s headquarters in Ohio.
In 1982, Mr. Johnson was named Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Summitville Tiles. He worked tirelessly to expand Summitville’s presence in the marketplace through its independent distributor market. He also headed up the advertising and marketing programs for the company and became the company’s primary representative in various industry trade associations.
Today, Pete heads up his own ceramic tile distribution business in Youngstown, Ohio, Architectural Clay Products, as well as maintaining his interest in Summitville Tiles. He and his wife, Gail, and three children reside on a farm near Summitville, where they share their interests in horse-back riding, hunting and fishing, and a rural lifestyle.
