Steven Cortazzo 2012

Name: Steve Cortazzo Title: Managing Director Company: Kemper System America, Inc. Location: Closter, NJ (U.S. Sales Office) Place of birth: Bronx, NY Family: Wife Amy; daughters Marissa, and twins Angelina and Stephanie; son Mike, daughter-in-law Jessica, and grandchildren Damien and Aria. College: Graham Junior College, Boston First job unrelated to your current field: Home beverage sales (age 12) First job in current field: Atwater Construction, Bronx, NY (age 14) What your firm does now and its plans for the future? The answer is the same: To continue to lead the industry in high-performance solutions for roofing, surfacing and waterproofing – both for new construction and restorations. And it’s not just technology. We want to improve every aspect of the business. Keys to success: Building relationships with people, learning what they need and emphasizing solutions. I owe much of my success with Kemper to the architects and consultants who understood that long-term performance matters more than price, and put their confidence in us on major projects. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Vince Lombardi and Rudy Giuliani.