Kodiak Building Partners promoted Wade Gardner to the role of president of Builders Alliance and Frontier Building Supply. Gardner replaces Kelly Fox, who was recently promoted to the role of senior vice president of general lumber at Kodiak in January. In his new role, Gardner will be responsible for overseeing all operations at both Builders Alliance and Frontier Building Supply.
“In all my years working with leaders, I have rarely come across one so willing to invest the time and energy required to be better personally and professionally,” Fox said in a news release. “Wade’s leadership style is a willingness to learn—he actively seeks out the lessons in the good and the bad to be better next time. Our teams at Builders Alliance and Frontier are in very capable hands with Wade.”
In his previous role as general manager, Kodiak said Gardner was instrumental in internal team discussions and supplier partner relations to position regional programs and strategy for Builders Alliance and Frontier. Overall, Gardner has 20 years of industry experience, with knowledge of LBM sales and operations through previous positions with Lumbermens, ProBuild, and Builders FirstSource.
“I am consistently motivated by our teams’ dedication to excellence and continual improvement,” Gardner said. “I see the Builders Alliance and Frontier branches as leaders in both our industry and our markets, and I see our culture continuing to attract the best available talent to our team. As a member of the Kodiak family, we have the ability to make decisions quickly that are important and impactful to our local community of customers, vendors, and employees.”
Washington-based Builders Alliance services builders with lumber, doors, windows, millwork, and other building products and materials. Six-unit Frontier Building Supply, also based in Washington, provides lumber and sheet goods for customers.
Highland Ranch, Co.-based Kodiak Building Partners operates 103 locations across Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
