LBM People in the News, Mid-September Edition
* Cassity Jones Lumber elevated Cason Shrode (pictured at right) to president and COO. It's a stepping stone for future executive roles, CEO John Jones said.
* Alpine Lumber promoted Max Guetz to VP.
* Rosen Materials, a division of US LBM, hired Brian Ferguson as a general manager.
* Builders FirstSource promoted Philip King to Central Florida market sales manager and hired Dave Parsons for an outside contractor sales position in Spanaway, WA.
* Dennis Rogstad has become regional VP for American Construction Source, responsible for ACS' Breckenridge Building Center-Edwards Building Center-Colorado Division. Meanwhile, Tom Buckner was picked as VP-AMP at Meek's Building Centers, another American Construction Source division. He's based in Springfield, MO.
* 84 Lumber promoted Brian Kelly to manage its Canton, MS, yard, and Antonio DiDomenico to run a yard in the Washington, DC, market.
* Now that Kodiak Building Partners has acquired Builders Alliance, Mike Werner's title at the Bellingham, WA-based company has shifted from owner to co-president.
* PMC Building Materials hired Sal LaRosa to be its new VP and CFO.
* Katie Frank has become an account manager at Professional Builders Supply.
* Timberline Enterprises picked Christopher Alexander to become its director of installed sales.
* Susan Sample is the new window service coordinator at Mans Lumber & Millwork.
* Stephen Price started a new position as territory sales manager at The Door Store of America. He works in the Charlotte, N.C. area.
* Roger Thompson was hired as a territory manager at Wausau Supply. He's based in Rapid City, SD.
* Building Material Distributors appointed John Jurcak VP and division general manager.
* Jason Harrison (left) is the new manager of the McCoy's Building Supply branch on South Presa in San Antonio.
* Roseburg picked Tim Pruitt to become its business manager of millwork.Â
* Joe Cucci joined PrimeSource Building Products as a major account executive. He's based in Taylor, MI.
* John Wood has become operations manager at North Georgia Building Supply in Buford, GA.
* The new assistant manager at Bradco Supply in Rochester, NY, is Brad Chamberlain.
* Lansing Building Products appointed Luke Everton to manage its warehouse in Norfolk, VA.
* Peter Siebert has become manager of an SRS Distribution facility in North Dallas.
* Cynthia Alcivar joined ABC Supply as an outside sales rep based in New Jersey.
* Carter Lumber hired Scott Clevenger to be a truss designer.
* Judd Schramm joined the sales team at Brand Vaughan Lumber.
* Nick Mulcarel has become a millwork product manager at Scherer Bros. Lumber.
* L&W Supply promoted David Ritchie to commercial business development manager, covering the Carolinas.
* Derek Ball was named general manager at the Ollie's Bargain Outlet store in. Dallas.
* Kevin Brockmyre is the new manager at Hood Distribution's yard in Ayer, MA.
* Mike Lindblom is the new regional field manager at the Mid -America Lumbermens Association.
* Do it Best added these people to its team in Fort Wayne, IN: Herb Lowe as a warehouse and maintenance associate; Ignacio Poncio as an international associate merchandise manager; Aaron Stauffer as an information security intern. The company also promoted
Josh Buell to senior database and integration developer, Brad Schieber to building materials merchandise manager, and John Steele to developer.
* Norandex Building Materials hired Ryan Patrick to serve as a business development manager. He's based in. upstate New York.
* Scott D. Jones started a new position as a sales manager at BlueLinx.
* Gregg Brummer was promoted to SVP for operations at Republic Services.
* Paul Giovannoni (right) has been named managing director for FMI Consulting's building products sector team.
* The Farnsworth Group picked Adam Mowrey to be a senior account manager.
* Masonite International appointed Cory Sorice as SVP and chief innovation officer.
* Fortress Building Products named Toby Bostwick as a product and brand VP.
* Huber Engineered Woods hired Kelly Adams-Phillips as regional sales manager for Alabama and Jason Ralston as business development manager, based in Louisville, KY.
* John Beers III was promoted to VP for structural panels sales at Georgia-Pacific. * LP Corp. picked Branden Guennel to become a market development manager. He's based in Northern Indiana.
* Kolbe Windows & Doors named Curt Bostic as a regional sales manager based in the Chicago area.
* Jim Rohnkohl became regional sales manager for retail and the OEM channel at ODL.
* JELD-WEN named Eric Kaldenberg as assistant national account manager for windows and patio doors.
* Steve Burdick has been named sales manager at Redwood Empire's wholesale division.
* Dyke Industries named Mark Desgain as a territory manager in the Rocky Mount, NC, area.
* Melissa Smith started a new job as operations manager at ProDoor Manufacturing.
* The new director sales, North America, at sales-i is Alex Witcpalek.
* Dennis Smith moved to an account manager's role at Westlake Hardware in Lenexa, KS.
* Thad Rush joined Thompson Architectural Metals as an inside sales rep.