BlueLinx Holdings appointed Bryan Hall and Joan Burke as regional vice presidents of the south and north regions, respectively. Both will report to Dwight Gibson, president and CEO of the company.
“As we continue to focus on accelerating growth, optimizing productivity, and driving performance, selecting leaders of the highest caliber remains a strategic imperative,” Gibson said in a news release. “Joan and Bryan bring the right combination of business acumen, strategic growth, and proven leadership. Collectively, they’ll have responsibility for driving over 40% of our business and help move us forward as we become North America’s preeminent building products distributor. In their RVP roles, they will each be charged with developing plans to spur significant profitable growth while taking ownership for cultivating and developing talent.”
Hall joined BlueLinx in June and brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in warehousing and distribution to the role. Most recently, Hall served as the senior vice president of operations at S.P. Richards, a business products wholesaler that distributors nearly 100,000 items, where he developed expertise in operations management and facilitating revenue and profit growth.
Burke joins BlueLinx from Essentra, a $1.2 billion publicly traded manufacturer and distributor based in the United Kingdom. At Essentra, Burke served as president of the Americas components business. The newly-hired RVP has more than 30 years of experience across multiple industries and high impact senior leadership roles across the value chain from commercial through the supply chain.
Marietta, Ga.-based BlueLinx has a distribution footprint serving 40 states and the company distributes its range of structural and specialty products to approximately 15,000 customers across the United States.
