Knipper is nationally known among PVF distributors for his continuing
involvement with the IPD Executive Council of ASA and special ASA national
projects. He previously served as vice president of corporate purchasing for
Hub Inc., Atlanta, and began his career in the industry as assistant manager of
tubular products for the former Newport Steel/NS Group.
The Delta Alliance (Distributors) was formed in 1997 and has operated as a
limited liability corporation. It is a buying group of dominant regional
distributors primarily focused on industrial PVF. “Over the past 10 years, The
Delta Alliance has matured and developed a dynamic chemistry among its
members,” Knipper said. “The group has decided it is time to launch a more
visible and more strategic marketing presence. Naming a national president is a
result of that maturity.”