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Alex Hines has been promoted to corporate director of marketing for Tamko Building Products, Joplin, NIo. l\Iark Shaner is now corDorale mgr. of decking & r.riling products. Bridget Brown is the new secretary to the v.p.-sales & marketing, replacing Barbara Wells, who retired after 25 years.

Dennis Crowe, ex-Hager Distribution, has opened an office in Grand Rapids, Mi., for Great Northern Lumber, Blue Island, Il.

Jeff Blanchard has been promoted to hardware purchasing & inventory mgr. at Benson Lumber & Hardware, Derry, N.H. He will also manage the yard's fleet of vehicles.

Mark Hendricks has been promoted to sales rep at Mid-America Cedar, Osseo, Mn. Tim Kennedy, exLake States Lumber. has been hired as a salesman.

Nigel Stobart has joined Stock Building Supply, Raleigh, N.C., as v.p. of sales.

Kelly Rud has been promoted to sales rep for MeadWestvaco's sawmill in Cottonton. Al.

Richard C. Post. ex-Parksite, is now regional sales mgr. at Wolf, York, Pa., responsible for New England and upstate New York.

Chris Cooley is now focusing on hardwood and softwood lumber at Clarke Veneers & Plywood, Jackson. Ms.

Jeff Farrell has been promoted to controller ol' manufacturing operations for ABC Supply Co., Beloit, wi.

Steve Tourek, senior v.p. and general counsel for Marvin Windows, Warroad, Mn., was named president of the board of directors at the Tropical Forest Foundation.

Robert Mellor, ex-Building Materials Holding Corp., has been elected to the board of directors of Stock Building Supply, Raleigh, N.C. Brian H. McCurrie. chief financial officer at Koppers Holdings Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., will become senior v.p.-global carbon materials and chemicals at Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, with the May I retirement of Kevin J. Fitzgerald. The company is seeking a new c.f.o.

John Stegeman, ex-Ferguson, has joined HD Supply, Atlanta, Ga., as executive president, overseeing divisions HD Supply Canada, HD Supply Electrical, HD Supply Plumbing/HVAC, HD Supply Waterworks, and HD Supply White Cap.

Randy Gaudette is store mgr. of the new Lowe's Home Improvement Center in Lowell, Ma.

Michael D. Mahre, ex-SelectBuild, has joined ProBuild. as senior v.p. of corporate development.

Raymond Lopez is now Miami, Fl.based field technical service mgr. for Tarco, Little Rock, Ar., focusing on the LeakBarrier product line.

James J. Roberts has been named c.e.o. of The Chamberlain Grouo. E,lmhurst. Il.. replacing J. Davia Rolls, who has retired.

Bunny Hawkins, ex-Cherokee Wholesalers, is a new inside sales/ account rep at the Beltsville, Md., branch of Horizon Forest Products and Long Floor, Raleigh, N.C. Chris Williams has been promoted to branch mgr. in Chesapeake, Va.

Chuck Miller, v.p.-business development, Overhead Door Corp., Dallas, Tx., has been elected president of the Door & Access Systems Manufacturing Association.

Kevin Ketchum has joined North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Rolling Meadows, Il., as director of marketing & communications.

Anne Rahikainen is the new director of bioenergy services at RISI, Boston, Ma.

Marc and Suzanne Currie, Niece Lumber, Lambertville, N.J., are the proud parents of 7lb. 4 oz. Mason Alexander Currie, born Feb. 11, 2010.

Tad Short is handling accounts payable for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Tennessee Dealer Regroups

White House Builders Lumber & Supply, White House, Tn., has filed for Chapter I I bankruptcy protection. Its retail operation, White House Home Center, has been hit with about $1.2 million in bad debt over the last two-plus years as its builder customers began defaulting on payments.

To recover. owner Jeff Christian has canceled most of its builder accounts and gradually cut back staff from 34 to seven. A year ago, White House started diversifying into constructing its own homes and selling surplus materials, with plans for regular suplus auctions.

Christian hopes to emerge as a diversified surplus warehouse with lumberyard and hardware store.

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