Flakeboard Company announces the hiring of Darrell Keeling as manufacturing manager for its composite panels manufacturing business.

Keeling will join Jake Elston and Mike Rosso as one of the three manufacturing managers with multiple mill and business leadership responsibilities for the company; he will be located at the company's Ruston, La., location (Louisiana Particleboard).

Keeling previously served as Composite Manufacturing VP for Roseburg Forest Products and has also worked at two of Flakeboard's mills in Ruston and Bennettsville, S.C., prior to his employment with Roseburg. He will report to TJ Rosengarth, vice president and COO for Flakeboard.

"I can't tell you how excited we are to secure someone as knowledgeable and experienced as Darrell Keeling for manufacturing leadership at Flakeboard," Rosengarth said. "This is yet another example of our absolute commitment to developing or hiring the most talented industry employees to better serve our customers. Keeling's extensive experience is well known throughout the industry and he will give us an immediate, positive impact on our business improvement efforts."