Wholesale distributor BlueLinx Holdings announced that the company’s president and CEO Mitchell Lewis will retire from the role, effective June 7, 2021. Following a comprehensive search process, the BlueLinx board of directors elected Dwight A.K. Gibson as the company’s new president and CEO. Gibson will also serve on the company’s board of directors upon joining the company.
“On behalf of the board of directors, we want to thank Mitch for his many years of leadership and service to our company and its stakeholders,” Kim Fennebresque, chairman of the board, said in a news release. “He has built a lasting legacy, one that has positioned BlueLinx as a leading two-step wholesale building products distributor in the United States.”
According to BlueLinx, Lewis will serve in an advisory capacity through year-end 2021 to assist in the leadership transition. The retiring CEO will remain a director on the BlueLinx board of directors.
“It has been my distinct privilege to serve the BlueLinx team during the last seven years,” Lewis said. “Dwight is an exceptional leader, one uniquely qualified to lead the organization into its next phase of growth. I look forward to working with him in the years ahead as he accelerates the momentum we are currently enjoying.”
Fennebresque said Gibson’s experience managing complex supply chains, multi-faceted sales channels, commercial expansions, product development, and identifying, acquiring and, and integrating companies position him as “an ideal fit” for the CEO and president role with BlueLinx.
“I am honored to join BlueLinx during an exciting period of growth and transformation,” Gibson said. “I look forward to partnering with the entire BlueLinx team, as we leverage our collective strengths to drive long-term value for our stakeholders.”
Gibson most recently served as the chief commercial officer at SPX Flow, a provider of process solutions, having previously led its food and beverage segment as president. The incoming CEO also working for Ingersoll Rand for 13 years with increasing responsibility, serving as the president of climate strategic initiatives, vice president/general manager of transport solutions, vice president/general manager of connected home solutions, and general manager of residential electronics.
Marietta, Ga.-based BlueLinx distributes a comprehensive range of products to more than 15,000 national, regional, and local dealers, specialty distributors, national home centers, and manufactured housing customers.
