MOVERS & Shakers
Mark Hennessey, ex-Arrow Building Centers, is now general mgr. of Spring Lake Park Lumber Co., Spring Lake Park, Mn. Jack Saunders joined the industrial sales team at United Treating & Distribution, Muscle Shoals, Al. Andrew Tate is new to outside sales. Don Riley, ex-Cornerstone, joined US LBM, Buffalo Grove, Il., as executive VP and COO. Manish Shanbhag is now executive VP and general counsel, and Pat Managan, senior VP of supply chain. Josh Moore, ex-Georgia-Pacific, has rejoined Canfor, Mobile, Al., as sales mgr.-SYP specialty lumber. Rudy Juroshek, ex-Lowe’s, joined the sales team at Huston Lumber, North Plainfield, N.J. Justin St. Hilaire has been promoted to president of Harvey Building Products, Londonberry, N.H. Anna Hall-Klaers, Simonson Lumber, St. Cloud, Mn., has been appointed BisTrack implementation mgr. Patrick Burke is gypsum mgr. at Maner Builders Supply, Augusta, Ga. Mark Godwin, ex-Winton Plywood, is now sawmill superintendent at MidSouth Lumber, Meridian, Ms.
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LSI Rebrands as Arxada Chase Williamson was promoted to territory sales mgr., primarily for Virginia, with Do it Best Corp. Trish Boomsma is the new branch mgr. at L&W Supply, Grand Rapids, Mi. Alex Mallon is a new window specialist at Drexel Building Supply, New Berlin, Wi. Connor Smith has been promoted to branch mgr. at Lansing Building Products, Columbus, Oh. Bridgette Gage joined Cornerstone Building Brands, Cary, N.C., as senior VP-supply chain. Keith Scherzer is now senior VP-operations, U.S. Windows Group.
Specialty chemicals company LSI has rebranded as Arxada, effective Oct. 21. The new name follows the firm’s recent launch as an independent business, after the completion of Lonza Group’s sale of Lonza Specialty Ingredients. The re-brand reflects the company’s passion for delivering high performance and realizing potential, both for its customers and within its own operations. The name Arxada derives from arx and arcis, the Latin words for citadel and fortress. In the same way a citadel acts as a protector, Arxada provides solutions that strengthen the performance of its customers and their products, and help protect people, places and the planet.
Brett Katsma has joined SPAX/ Altenloh, Brinck & Co. US, Bryan, Oh., as product mgr., focusing on structural applications. Chris Portwood is the new yard operations mgr. at FoxworthGalbraith Lumber Co., Norman, Ok. Eric Butzier has been named senior VP of finance for Contract Lumber, Pataskala, Oh. Ferris Wheeler is making the rounds as chief morale officer for MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.
n Building Products Digest n November 2021
DURING the American Wood Protection Association’s annual meeting in Nashville, president Jim Healey presented Tank Fab Inc. owner Tom Lippincott (right) with the AWPA Award of Merit for his contributions to the wood preservation industry. His innovations included reducing the time it takes to treat wood within the treating cylinder, and bulk piling wood packs.
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