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Manufacturing 2025: FAIRBANKS, BRYAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO, TREX CO., WINCHESTER
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Manufacturing 2025: FAIRBANKS, BRYAN
PRESIDENT AND CEO, TREX CO., WINCHESTER
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Fairbanks became Trex’s president and CEO after the retirement of James Cline in 2020. Previously, he had been the publicly traded composite decking and railing manufacturer’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Trex products are sold through more than 6,700 retail outlets across six continents. Over the next five years, Trex hopes to double its market share of the $3.3 billion railing market, moving from 6% to 12%.
As of year-end 2024, the company had 1,838 employees and reported $1.2 billion in revenue, an increase of 5% from the previous year. One of the largest recyclers of PE plastic film in North America, Trex upcycles more than 320 million pounds of recycled plastic waste annually in its manufacturing process.
Before joining Trex, Fairbanks held several senior finance roles at Ford Motor. He received a degree in accounting from the University of Dayton and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
Fairbanks sits on the Frederick County Economic Development Authority’s board and the Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates.
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