CSW Industrials Inc. has announced that Jeff Underwood has been appointed president of RectorSeal effective April 1, 2024. Mr. Underwood joined RectorSeal in 2018 and previously led sales and marketing for the company. With this new promotion, he is also now Senior Vice President of CSWI and General Manager, Contractor Solutions.

Mr. Underwood succeeds Don Sullivan as part of the company’s leadership succession strategy. Ensuring an orderly transition of leadership, Mr. Sullivan will remain an Executive Vice President of CSWI and assume the new role of Chief Strategy Officer within the company’s corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

“I am pleased to welcome Jeff to the Executive Leadership team as we continue our long-term leadership planning at CSWI,” said Joseph B. Armes, CSW Industrial’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Jeff is a highly capable leader with a demonstrated record of success in building high-performing teams. He has primarily been responsible for the organic and inorganic growth of the Contractor Solutions segment. I am confident Jeff will build upon his successes to position RectorSeal for continued future growth.”

Addressing his new position, Mr. Underwood said, “I am fortunate to continue working for an amazing company with these expanded responsibilities. I look forward to furthering RectorSeal’s mission to provide products and solutions that allow the trades to do their jobs safer, faster, and more effectively.” 

Before joining RectorSeal, Mr. Underwood held several positions at Goodman Manufacturing in Houston, including Vice President of Marketing, Director of Brand Management, and Brand Manager for Goodman’s parent company, Daikin. He also served as a manager at the business consulting firm Bain & Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and government from the University of Texas and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Since 1937, RectorSeal has offered products that have built a steadily growing and loyal following among contractors due to differentiated and proven product performance. Further, the company is often the first to tackle and solve challenges professional trade contractors face. In 2015, RectorSeal became part of CSW Industrials Inc., and it now leads CSWI's Contractor Solutions segment.