Universal Forest Products has named David Tutas general counsel of the corporation. He succeeds Matthew Missad, who was appointed chief executive officer earlier this year.

Tutas, who joined Universal as an attorney in 2003, was named director of the legal department at Universal in 2007.

Before joining Universal, he was an attorney with the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based law firm of Nantz, Litowich, Smith & Girard.