Irene Tasi joins Trex Company (NYSE: TREX) Board as new independent director
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Trex Company, Inc. appointed Irene Tasi as a new independent member of its Board of Directors, effective February 9, 2026. She will serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee and will stand for election at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
Tasi is Chief Transformation Officer at PPG Industries and previously served as PPG’s Chief Growth Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Industrial Coatings. Before PPG, she spent more than 20 years at Masco in senior leadership roles across building products and strategic transactions.
Following her appointment, the Board temporarily has eleven directors, ten of whom are independent, and is expected to return to ten directors after a long-serving director retires at the 2026 annual meeting.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Irene Tasi as a Director of the Company
On February 6, 2026, the Board of Directors of Trex Company, Inc. (Company) appointed Irene Tasi as a director, effective February 9, 2026. Ms. Tasi will serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Following her appointment, the Board is comprised of eleven directors, ten of whom are independent. Upon the previously disclosed resignation of Robert W. Kaplan, the Board will be comprised of ten directors, nine of whom will be independent. Ms. Tasi was appointed to the class of directors whose term of office expires at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2026, and Ms. Tasi will be included among the nominees being submitted for election at such annual meeting. Ms. Tasi will receive compensation for service on the Board of Directors and any committees thereof pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan for Outside Directors (Incentive Plan for Outside Directors). The Incentive Plan for Outside Directors was amended and restated as of July 26, 2023 and filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Tasi and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Ms. Tasi has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Tasi is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of leadership experience. Ms. Tasi is Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PPG) (“PPG”), a global manufacturer and distributor of paints, coatings, and specialty products. She joined PPG in 2021 as Chief Growth Officer and served in that capacity until 2024 when she became Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings until 2025, when she assumed her current role. Prior to joining PPG, from 2000 through 2021, Ms. Tasi held various roles of increasing responsibility at Masco Corporation (“Masco”) (NYSE: MAS), culminating as President and General Manager of Masco’s Kichler Lighting division. Ms. Tasi received her B.A. in International Relations from the University of Windsor and her M.B.A. from Eastern Michigan University.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Press release dated February 9, 2026, announcing the appointment of Irene Tasi as a director of the Company. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lynn Morgen/Casey Kotary
ADVISIRY Partners
212-750-5800
TREX COMPANY APPOINTS IRENE TASI TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WINCHESTER, Va. — February 9, 2026 — Trex Company, Inc. [NYSE:TREX], the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing, today announced the appointment of Irene Tasi as a new independent member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Ms. Tasi brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across the global industrial and building product sectors, with particular expertise in strategic development and transformation. She currently serves as Chief Transformation Officer at PPG, a global manufacturer and distributor of paints, coatings, and specialty products, where she leads enterprise-wide transformation and growth initiatives. During her tenure at PPG, Ms. Tasi has also served as Senior Vice President of Global Industrial Coatings and as the company’s first Chief Growth Officer, with responsibility for enterprise strategy, M&A, and digital transformation. Prior to joining PPG, Ms. Tasi spent over 20 years at Masco, a leading manufacturer of home improvement and building products, where she held various senior leadership roles driving growth, overseeing strategic transactions, including supporting the TopBuild spin-off, and integrating acquired businesses.
James Cline, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, “Irene is a stellar strategic and transformational leader, and we are pleased to have her join our Board. She has an extensive background in the building products and materials sectors that will further strengthen our industry insights. This appointment builds on our Director refreshment program and underscores the Board’s commitment to supporting Trex’s long-term growth objectives.”
Bryan Fairbanks, President and Chief Executive Officer of Trex Company, commented, “Throughout Irene’s career, she has consistently leveraged technology and digital capabilities to enhance operational efficiency, commercial excellence, and customer experience. Irene’s proven track record of strategic execution and driving sustained, profitable growth will be significant assets to Trex as we look to capitalize on our industry’s long-term growth opportunities.”
Ms. Tasi will serve on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board.
As previously disclosed, Ronald Kaplan, a director since 2008, intends to retire from the Board and will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Following Ms. Tasi’s appointment, the Trex Board will temporarily comprise eleven directors, ten of whom are independent, and will be reduced to ten directors following the Annual Meeting.
About Trex Company, Inc.
For more than 30 years, Trex Company [NYSE: TREX] has invented, reinvented, and defined the composite decking category. Today, the company is the world’s #1 brand of sustainably made, wood-alternative decking and railing, and a leader in high-performance, low-maintenance outdoor living products. Boasting the industry’s strongest distribution network, Trex sells products through more than
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6,700 retail outlets across six continents. Through strategic licensing agreements, the company offers a comprehensive outdoor living portfolio that includes deck drainage, flashing tapes, deck lighting, outdoor kitchen components, fencing, pergolas, spiral stairs, lattice, cornhole and outdoor furniture – all marketed under the Trex® brand. Based in Winchester, Va., Trex is proud to have been named America’s Most Trusted® Outdoor Decking^ for the past 6 years (2021-2026). The company also holds a place on Barron’s list of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies (2024 and 2025), was named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, ranked as one of the 100 Best ESG Companies by Investor’s Business Daily, and named the Sustainable Brand Leader in the decking category by Green Builder Media for the 15th consecutive year. For more information, visit Trex.com. You may also follow Trex on Facebook (trexcompany), Instagram (trexcompany), X (Trex_Company), LinkedIn (trex-company), TikTok (trexcompany), Pinterest (trexcompany) and Houzz (trex-company-inc), or view product and demonstration videos on the brand’s YouTube channel (TheTrexCo).
^2021-2026 DISCLAIMER: Trex received the highest numerical score in the proprietary Lifestory Research 2021-2026 America’s Most Trusted® Outdoor Decking studies. Study results are based on the experiences and perceptions of people surveyed. Your experiences may vary. Visit www.lifestoryresearch.com.
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