American Insulated Glass promoted Dan Dirmeyer, who previously served as general manager for AIG Michigan, to director of operations for the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West operations.
Dan Dirmeyer
Dirmeyer has been with AIG since late 2018, when AIG acquired Great Lakes Glass Distributors, a glass fabricator and wholesale distributor that serviced customers throughout Michigan, northern Ohio, and northwest Indiana. He continued to manage daily operations, playing an integral role in the growth of the Detroit-based location. It is this experience, combined with his vast industry knowledge, which makes him the perfect fit to support the expansion of the Ijamsville, Maryland, operation just outside Frederick.
“Dan and his team have done a tremendous job managing and growing our Detroit location,” says Clint Blair, president of AIG. “He will be instrumental in developing Frederick into a full-service facility as we complete our expansion and commission new equipment, allowing us to offer a full array of high-performance soft coat low-emissivity glass for the commercial and residential markets.”
AIG’s Ijamsville operations started as a residential-based glass fabricator under the name A.L. Smith Glass. Following the acquisition in January 2020, AIG has been busy expanding operations and investing in new equipment to provide the highest level of products and service to customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
Vitaliy Besman
Vitaliy Besman will assume Dirmeyer’s role as general manager, having previously served as plant manager, where he played an essential role during the Detroit expansion. His knowledge of the Detroit operation, his proven and leadership skills and subsequent experience, makes him the natural choice to advance the Detroit location into its next phase.
