Leadership
1800 Team Members, 100 Countries, 65 Years of Innovation, 7 Continents, 3 Generations, 1 Family
LATICRETE International, Inc. was founded in 1956 by the late Dr. Henry M. Rothberg and his wife, Mrs. Lillian Rosenstock Rothberg. Company leadership throughout the last 60 years has continued to drive innovation by providing globally proven construction solutions for the building industry.
LATICRETE offers a broad range of products and systems covering tile and stone installation, tile and stone care and maintenance, masonry installation and care, resinous and decorative flooring, concrete construction chemicals, and concrete restoration and care including the SUPERCAP® System.
LATICRETE has been committed to research and development of innovative installation products, building a reputation for superior quality, performance and customer service. LATICRETE methods, materials, and technology have been field and laboratory proven by Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Owners. Offering an array of low VOC and sustainable products, LATICRETE® products contribute to LEED certification, exceed commercial/residential VOC building requirements, and are backed by the most comprehensive warranties in the industry.
Meet the Team
Patrick Millot, CEO
Patrick Millot joined LATICRETE International Inc. as CEO in August of 2020. Millot most recently served as CEO of Abrasives and Composites Systems at Saint-Gobain, a manufacturer of high-performance materials and building products. In this position, he led a division overseeing 12,300 employees from 88 sites in 30 countries. Before being promoted to Systems CEO, Millot served as President of the Ceramic division, and previously as Vice President of corporate planning, strategy and finance of the High Performance Materials sector. He started his 24-year career at Saint-Gobain in finance and strategy before being promoted to General Manager of the Reinforcement Division.
He earned an engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, holds a master's in Economics, a LL. M. in International and European law and is a graduate from the Ecole Normale Supérieure.
He is married and has three sons.
Faisal Saleem, President & COO, International Division
Faisal Saleem is President of LATICRETE International’s International Division, working out of corporate headquarters in Bethany, CT. Saleem is responsible for the International P&L and market development activity of the division. His responsibilities include Organizational development, Strategic planning, Leadership development, M&A, and expansion into new geographic locations.
Originally from India, Saleem worked for a Laticrete distributor in Saudi Arabia before joining Laticrete International in the year 2000.He was one of the critical stakeholders who built, supported, and grew the MYK LATICRETE JV set up in India in the year 2000, he was responsible for the significant growth that resulted in four plants, 22 offices and the addition of more than 600 employees.
Saleem graduated from Osmania University in Civil Engineering and attended the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
He resides in Cheshire, CT with his wife Nusheen and sons Daniyal and Danish. Personal interests include reading, traveling and cricket.
Ron Nash, President, North American Division
Before being named President in July 2021, Ron Nash was the SVP of Sales & Marketing and was responsible for sales, product development, and marketing operations, including end-to-end management of all sales activities and architectural specification support in the North American markets. He also plays key roles in M&A and strategic development and helped foster strategic reseller relationships, ensuring flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace.
Nash is a naturalist; in 1993, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University, where he studied Botany/Plant Biology and Forestry. Today he uses that experience as LATICRETE extends its leadership in the environmental stewardship to improve the built world and those who live in it.
He is passionate about leadership development participating in multiple expeditions with the North American Outdoor Leadership School and various programs for leadership development. Nash has been recognized for leadership at LATICRETE, receiving the Captain Don Peak award for Exceptional Leadership as well as the Timothy J. Alper award for Outstanding Customer Service. He also serves on industry boards including the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA).
He’s a life-long learner. To continue his education and advance his leadership experience, Nash will complete the Global Leadership Executive Program at Yale in October 2021.
Ron is first and foremost a husband of 21 years, a father to three beautiful daughters, and a friend to all.
Stuart Adendorff, CFO
Stuart Adendorff is CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of LATICRETE International, Inc. He is responsible for overall financial management of LATICRETE including financial reporting, compliance, treasury, tax, risk management and IT.
Stuart comes as an accomplished CFO with over 30 years of experience in global family businesses, public companies and private-equity owned firms in manufacturing environments. Before joining LATICRETE, he was the CFO for Plastic Industries in Nashua, NH. He previously assumed key financial responsibilities within Pfizer, United Technologies, HJ Baker & Bro and LBB Specialties.
Stuart was born in South Africa and started his career as a fighter pilot. He holds an MBA (Columbia), a Master of Accounting Science (South Africa) and is a CPA (Inactive).
Stuart lives in Southington, Connecticut with his wife Mandy. They have two daughters. In his leisure time, he enjoys flying airplanes!