Bob Quast

Bob Quast, president and chief executive officer of Lisec America Inc. in Burnsville, Minn., also attended for the first time. When asked how it stacks up against shows back in the United Stated he said, "It's the largest international glass show—you can't get any better than this."
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As Quast quipped when explaining what made Lisec's new tempering furnace suitable for solar glass production, each company aims to produce "the best" quality glass anyway, but with solar glass production, "best" quality is a necessity.

"The ability to temper single-strength glass without roller wave [distortion] is critical for solar," Quast said.

Bob Quast has been appointed president, chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer of the company. Working with Quast are Hans Hoenig, vice president and sales director, whose position incorporates the duties formerly done by Greg Deweese, and Barbara Ziervogl, vice president and secretary.
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Quast, who has a financial background, had been employed with Lisec for six years, before taking a position at another company two years ago.

"The company decided to take this opportunity to diversify its skills sets. We basically took the opportunity to separate sales from the CEO position," Quast says.

According to Quast, the new management team will work toward "improved organization and better servicing of our company's customers."

In explaining what made Lisec's new tempering furnace suitable for solar glass production, Bob Quast, president and chief executive officer of Lisec America Inc. in Burnsville, Minn., said that each company aims to produce "the best" quality glass anyway, but with solar glass production, "best" quality is a necessity.

"The ability to temper single-strength glass without roller wave [distortion] is critical for solar," Quast said.

"We've just put in a new management team," says Bob Quast who now leads the U.S. subsidiary, serving as its new president, chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

When USGNN asked Quast today what the shift means for the company he said, " I think it means an improved organization and better servicing of our company's customers."Quast replaces Hubert Haselsteiner, who had been serving as president until the new management team took over July 2.
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According to Quast, "prior management did a fine job, but at a certain point in time it becomes necessary to bring in management with other sets of skills," he says.Quast, who has a financial background, had been employed with Lisec for six years, before taking a position at another company two years ago.