Plumbing & Mechanical interviewed Michael Copp, executive vice president of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors – National Association, at PHCC’s CONNECT 2015 in Hollywood, Fla., and in subsequent conversations. A portion of the interview occurred Oct. 1 during a “Coast to Coast Piping Industry Report” session offered by PHCC’s Union-Affiliated Contractors. Below is an edited version of the interview.
Copp succeeds former Executive Vice President Gerry Kennedy, who retired at year’s end. Before coming to PHCC, Copp was chief operating officer of the American Retirement Association. Earlier in his career, he was senior vice president of education at the National Association of Home Builders and managing director with the professional practice division of the American Institute of Architects.