Derick Marsh

Chief Executive Officer Rollease Acmeda

Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026

Executive Summary

Derick Marsh is Chief Executive Officer of Rollease Acmeda, which designs, manufactures and distributes window covering hardware for manual and automated shades, along with specialty fabrics, for commercial and residential use. He came to the company from law and private equity, joining as a director in 1998 and becoming CEO in 2005. In 2022 the company was acquired by JM Family Enterprises, the privately held group founded by Jim Moran, with Marsh remaining CEO; Rollease Acmeda became part of the JM Family Holdings division. He has also been a long-serving industry figure on window covering safety standards.

Career Highlights

• Chief Executive Officer of Rollease Acmeda since 2005, responsible for strategy and the executive leadership team.
• Joined Rollease Acmeda as a director in 1998.
• CEO at the time of the company’s acquisition by JM Family Enterprises, announced in September 2022.
• Earlier a private equity executive at UK-based Gartland Whalley and Barker plc, and before that a partner at the Chicago law firm Gardner, Carton & Douglas.
• Executive committee member of the Window Covering Manufacturers Association for more than ten years, leading industry work on safety standards for corded window coverings.

Professional Journey

Marsh trained as a lawyer, earning a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University after a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Political Science at Georgetown University. He became a partner at Gardner, Carton & Douglas in Chicago, a firm now part of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, and acted as outside legal counsel to Gartland Whalley and Barker plc, a UK-based private equity firm. He then moved across to join Gartland Whalley and Barker as a private equity executive.

That route led him to Rollease Acmeda, which he joined as a director in 1998. He was named CEO in 2005. The company, established in 1980 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, describes itself as the largest independent engineered component and systems manufacturer and distributor in the window covering industry. Its brands include Automate smart shading, Zipscreen outdoor shades, Texstyle specialty fabrics and Rollease Acmeda indoor and outdoor hardware systems. JM Family now puts its workforce at close to 300 associates, with eight distribution facilities across the United States, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.

In September 2022 JM Family Enterprises, founded by Jim Moran in 1968 and whose companies include Southeast Toyota Distributors, announced that it had acquired Rollease Acmeda as part of its JM Family Holdings growth strategy. Marsh called it “a proud moment for the entire team at Rollease Acmeda, validating the incredible amount of effort and skill invested in building a market-leading franchise in our industry.” He has continued as CEO under JM Family ownership.

Within the industry, Marsh has served on the executive committee of the Window Covering Manufacturers Association for more than ten years, where his principal function has been to lead efforts to develop safety standards for corded window coverings. He also served on the board of directors of the Window Covering Association of America, which represents smaller window covering manufacturers and designers. He lives in Delray Beach, Florida.

Education

Georgetown University

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Political Science

George Washington University

Juris Doctor