December 13
- The Western Building Materials Association appointed Rick Lierz of Franklin Building Supply as the organization’s president for 2024.
- ABC Supply announced 12 leaders were promoted to the role of branch managers at locations across the country in the third quarter of 2023.
December 6
- Kodiak Building Partners announced the promotion of three employees: Beau Hayes to the role of senior vice president leading the gypsum division; Chris Berrego to the position of senior vice president overseeing strategic direction and support for LBM operations in the Midwest and South; and Cliff Shimer to the role senior vice president leading LBM operations in the Southeast.
- Do it Best hired one team member and internally promoted five employees in December.
- Beacon announced its executive vice president and chief financial officer Frank Longero will be leaving the company on February 1, 2024.
November 29
- Key-Link Fencing & Railing announced Ezekiel Harnish has taken over the role of chief operating officer, Raj Pathak has been named the director of engineering, and Dave Lechlitner has been named director of information systems.
- Arnold Lumber Company named Matt Semonik as chief operating officer.
- Helpful Hardware Company announced David Enmark as its new chief executive officer. Viance hired Jeff Thomas as industrial sales manager.
November 15
- Ambassador Supply hired Alex Johnson as regional operations component manager.
- Rick Diehl, vice president of sales and marketing for Visa Lighting, will retire at the end of the calendar year. The company has added Eric Loferski as director of marketing and product management and Tracy Hansen as the director of sales. Scott Gamble has been named business director for ActiveYards by Barrette Outdoor Living.
- 84 Lumber appointed Pete Cantu as its new area manager in the Western division.
- Derby Building Products appointed Patrick McKernan as territory sales manager of home improvement retail for the Mid-Atlantic region.
- McCoy’s Building Supply promoted Mike Cook to the role of regional manager. In the role, he will oversee 12 stores in the greater Houston area.
- ABC Supply announced the appointment of Jim Anderson as senior vice president and chief financial officer.
- Hy-Brid Lifts announced David Price is the company’s director of sales covering the southeast United States.
- Kodiak Building Partners promoted Willie Hertford to the role of president of Miller Lumber Company, succeeding Charley Miller.
- Scott Peacock has been named president of Albeni Falls Building Supply.
- Tando Composites appointed Aaron Sims as regional sales manager of the southeast, covering the territory from Maryland to Florida.
November 1
- IG Railing hired Bobby Parks as business development specialist.
- Boise Cascade promoted four leaders: Troy Little was named senior vice president, finance and commodity sales, wood products; Joanna Barney was named senior vice president, building materials distribution western operations; Jim Wickham was appointed senior vice president, building materials distribution eastern operations; and Nathan Sikes was promoted to the role of vice president, sales and marketing, building materials distribution.
- The Home Depot named Ann-Marie Campbell senior executive vice president and appointed Hector Padilla as executive vice president of U.S. stores and operations.
- International Wood Products announced Danny Moe has accepted a position as sales manager for the company’s Clackamas location.
October 25
- Ambassador Supply hired Callie Baser as regional human resources manager.
- L&W Supply named Jonathan Daily as branch manager of its Jonesboro, Ga., location.
- Erie Materials hired Lindsay VanDeusen as an inside salesperson at its Albany, N.Y. branch, hired Matt Danner as a member to the inside sales team in Auburn, N.Y., and re-hired Dave Thomson as an inside sales team member in Syracuse, N.Y. Aaron Draper and Dylan Krall were selected as corporate IT administrators.
- Kebony announced the appointment of Tom Paemeleire as the company’s new CEO.
October 18
- Ambassador Supply named Chad Urban as national sales manager for the PFC/Steel vertical, effective immediately.
- Sherwin-Williams announced its board of directors has elected Heidi Petz to serve as the company’s next CEO.
- ABC Supply announced that 15 leaders have been promoted to branch manager positions at locations throughout the company in the second quarter of 2023.
- M&W Precast & Construction Supply, a division of Wehrung’s family of businesses based in Ottsville, Pa., appointed Paul Agnese as the company’s first vice president of sales.
- Derby Building Products hired Joanne Moore as territory sales manager for the province of Quebec, Canada.
- The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) elected Mark Zemrowski as its chair. Frank Addiego was named vice chair and Sandy Zelka was named treasurer.
October 11
- Eastern Engineered Wood Products hired Tommy DeLoach as sales manager.
- McCoy’s Building Supply announced Joanne Corum, senior vice president and chief information officer, has been awarded the 2023 ORBIE for organizations with over $1.5 billion in annual revenue.
- Ambassador Supply hired Chad Urban as its national sales manager.
- Trex Company named Brenda Lovcik as senior vice president and chief financial officer.
October 4
- L&W Supply announced the promotion of six employees to the role of branch manager: Mike Packer in Fayetteville, N.C.; Ken Wong in San Francisco, Calif.; Arley Polanco in West Palm Beach, Fla.; Christian Daniels in Roscoe, Ill.; Richard Brown in Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Ron Shillingburg in Fisherville, Va.
- The board of directors at PPG elected PPG president and CEO Tim Knavish as chair of the company’s board of directors and CEO.
- Do it Best hired seven team members and internally promoted three employees within its corporate office team in October.
- Your Building Centers named Ted Garrett as its new vice president of manufacturing and installed sales.
