PROSOCO announces a series of personnel updates to meet the growing demand of its products and services.

Jake Boyer has been promoted from regional sales manager covering the Pacific Northwest to the business unit leader of the company’s Clean and Protect product line. This includes the Sure Klean and Enviro Klean sub-brands of cleaners and protective treatments for masonry buildings. Prior to joining PROSOCO in 2013, Jake worked as a technical/territory sales rep for Sherwin-Williams Automotive. He received a degree in automotive technology and business management from Pitt State University in Pittsburg, Kan.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to take on this new role in leading PROSOCO’s legacy business into the next generation,” said Boyer, a fourth-generation of the Boyer family-owned business. “I look forward to gaining a deeper connection to our roots and our extended family of customers around the world, as we continue to look to them for direction in guiding our product development to meet their real-world needs.” Contact Jake Boyer at jake.boyer@prosoco.com.

PROSOCO also has hired Richard McPherson as its architectural project coordinator. A registered architect, Richard has more than 30 years of experience in the architecture and construction industry. He most recently worked as a consultant to Burns & McDonnell on projects in Dubai, UAE and Doha, Qatar. Prior to that role, Richard spent 19 years with Populous Sports Architecture, where he worked as a project manager on many significant domestic and international sports facilities. A graduate of Muskingum Area Technical College in Zanesville, Ohio, Richard lives in Olathe, Kan., with his wife.

His primary role at PROSOCO will be to improve PROSOCO’s interface with architects, engineers and contractors. For questions about how PROSOCO can assist in your next project, contact Richard McPherson at Richard.mcpherson@prosoco.com. 

Abe Koury has been hired as a technical specialist for PROSOCO’s Building Envelope Group focused in the U.S. Southeast. A 28-year veteran in the construction industry, Abe previously worked as a senior technical service representative for STO Corp., in Atlanta for 13 years. A graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Abe will service customers of PROSOCO’s R-Guard line of air and water barriers in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana. Abe is a native of New England but a resident of Atlanta for the past 15 years. Contact Abe Koury with any R-Guard questions at abe.koury@prosoco.com.