United Enertech Holdings is pleased to announce Darby Benroth as its new president, effective January 1, 2023.
In his role as president, Benroth will lead the five manufacturing companies that make up the United Enertech Holdings family of brands. These include Air Conditioning Products, Air Performance, Metal Form Manufacturing, Evergreen UV, and United Enertech.
Benroth succeeds Ken Trent, who has served as CEO and president since 2016. During the past six years, the company has rapidly grown through the acquisition of manufacturing locations in Alabama, Arizona, Tennessee, and Michigan. Trent will remain on the United Enertech Holdings Board of Directors.
Benroth joins United Enertech Holdings from American Warming and Ventilating, a subsidiary of Mestek, where he served in various leadership positions for the past 11 years, and as president since 2014. In addition to his prior leadership experience, Benroth brings engineering and sales expertise, having served as national sales manager for Mestek for six years, and as an application engineer for five years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Toledo, and a Master of Business Administration from Bluffton University.