HOLSTEIN, IA -- Rick Liddell, senior vice president of sales and marketing for VT Industries, a manufacturer of laminate countertops and architectural wood doors based in Holstein, IA, has been elected to two industries’ Board of Directors, according to Kitchen & Bath Design News.

Liddell was elected to the Board of the Door & Hardware Institute Educational Foundation, which promotes life safety and security with regard to the door opening, including proper product applications, egress and fire ratings of doors, frames and hardware in commmercial buildings; and the Board of Directors for the North American Building Material Distribution Association, which represents the building materials industry.

Liddell also has held other industry positions, including Chairman of the Board of the Window & Door Manufacturers Association in 1999 and member of the Door & Hardware Institute Board of Governors from 2003 to 2006.

Rick Liddell, senior VP of sales and marketing for VT Industries.