As West Region Vice President, Matt Cooper is responsible for overseeing the management of ABC Supply locations in our Western territory that encompasses nine states and Hawaii.
Matt joined ABC in 1991 as a roof stocker at the company’s San Marcos, Calif., location after serving 4 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, which included a deployment in the first Gulf War. After earning his CDL, he was promoted to driver and soon went to the West Chicago, IL location, where he covered dispatching, inside sales and purchasing. He was promoted to branch manager and successfully managed ABC’s Muskegon and Grand Rapids branches. In 1997, he was named Manager of the Year for the Lake Central Region.
Matt was promoted to Chicago district manager in 2000. He was inducted into the President’s Club in 2001 and named District Manager of the Year in 2003.