On Nov. 15, 2022, the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company Board of Directors elected John Biggers as president of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company effective Jan. 1, 2023. Current President and CEO Hooper Hardison will remain in the role of CEO.

“Over the past 33 years of service, John has proven himself to be an accomplished executive and an effective leader,” said Hooper Hardison, CEO of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry. “His years of experience, his tremendous knowledge of our business and the plumbing industry, and his longstanding customer relationships will serve him well in his new role.”

Biggers joined Charlotte Pipe on June 5, 1989. He worked through many departments at the company’s Cast Iron and Plastics divisions before moving to the administrative location to work in the customer service area. Biggers later became a regional sales manager with responsibilities for the Washington DC/Baltimore/Northern Virginia region as well as the greater New York City area, New Jersey, and upstate New York. He was promoted to senior vice president, sales on Jan. 1, 2012. Since that time, Biggers has overseen tremendous growth in all the company's sales channels across the country.