LBM People in the News, Mid-September Edition
DEALERS
L&W Supply selected Regi Shelley (right) to be district manager for the Triangle and Triad Districts of North Carolina.
Carter Lumber picked Kyle Diamond to become its Atlanta market sales manager and named Kenny Farrell as an OSR in the Washington, DC, area.
GMS appointed William Forrest Bell as the company’s new chief accounting officer, while Beacon appointed Samuel M. Guzman Jr. as VP and chief accounting officer.
Ring’s End promoted James Callery to general manager of its Wilton, CT, yard.
Lang Building Supply named Andy Crawford as its new general manager in Brunswick, GA.
Mark Desgain was named general manager and sales manager at Massey Builders Supply, Richmond, VA.
Denver-based Direct Lumber & Door named Scott Kougl as a general manager.
The new president of Fargo Glass and Paint Co. is Andy Nelson.
Bob Brown is a new sales rep at Truckee Tahoe Lumber.
Builders FirstSource promoted Timothy Scott to senior team lead.
84 Lumber named David Burgess as a technical sales rep and named Ben Derby as an OSR for the Philadelphia area.
BMC picked Tracy Ocampo to be an OSR based in Woodland, CA.
Several people joined new companies as traders: Sam Barranco at Forest City Trading Group, Daniel Reeves at Shelter Products, and Steve Burdick at Sterling Forest Products.
Sarah Burriss started a new position as ERP implementation lead at US LBM.
Maine's Hancock Lumber named Joseph Koval as an account manager.
Brian Fuller moved to a new position in commercial cabinet sales and business development at Lampert Lumber.
Canada’s Home Hardware Stores hired Kim McClennan as marketing manager for content and media.
All Truss chose Toby Brundage for a new position as structural specialist/sales and design.
Corey Claunch was promoted to VP of sales and operations at Rehme Steel Windows & Doors, Austin, TX.
Tripp Streuli moved to managing partner status at ABC Supply. He's based in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC, market.
DISTRIBUTORS
Palmer-Donavin of Columbus, OH, promoted Matt Butzier (left) to COO, responsible for sales and operations at both the Building Material Division and Door Division.
BlueLinx announced that Scott Walter is the new general manager for its Nashville, TN, location.
Parksite selected Darrin Biss to become a Tyvek Certified Dupont building envelope specialist.
Cameron Ashley Building Products named John Gambone as regional VP for the Southeast.
Hela Pela joined Central Network Retail Group as a category manager.
Emery-Jensen Distribution picked Erin Lefebvre to become a wholesale marketing manager.
Do it Best promoted Cherié Jacobs to store development manager. It also hired Kelly Dwire as an associate merchandise manager in paint and Beka Huston as a switchboard operator.
ASSOCIATIONS
SBCA: The Voice of the Structural Building Components Industry named Jess Lohse (right) as its new executive director.
Becky Mancuso started a new position as marketing director at ERPA.
MANUFACTURERS
Huber Engineered Woods appointed Jason Darling as director of innovation.
Roseburg Forest Products appointed Mike McCollum as director of international business.
INTEX Millwork Solutions hired Christopher Carbone as VP of sales and marketing.