MOVERS & Shakers Jimmy Mason has been named executive vice president/general mgr. of OSB at LP Building Solutions, Nashville, Tn. Tony Hamill succeeds him as VP-siding manufacturing. Jason Ringblom is now executive VP/general mgr. of siding. Jack Henry is a new trader at Birmingham International Forest Products, Birmingham, Al.
Brian Grogan, ex-Habegger’s Ace Lumber, is new to inside sales at Cameron Ashley Building Products, Fort Wayne, In. Bill Ross has been promoted to director, channel sales (SEO) for Fortress Building Products, Garland, Tx. Josh Willis has come on board as director, global sourcing & supplier management.
Amy Bass Messersmith has been appointed chief people officer for Builders FirstSource, Dallas, Tx.
David Rogers has retired after 33 years in construction and 20 years in lumber sales, most recently at Genesee Lumber, Lakeville, N.Y.
Clinton Conner has joined Holmes Lumber Co., Sunbury, Oh., as sales coordinator.
Brian Sippel is now asst. mgr. of R i v e r h e a d B u i l d i n g S u p p l y, Riverhead, N.Y.
Greg Jacques has been promoted to branch mgr. of Gulfeagle Supply, Grand Rapids, Mi.
Jake Mendala has joined BlueLinx, Brooklyn Park, Mn., as product mgr. for EWP and treated lumber. Also new to BlueLinx: Todd Faurbo, millwork product mgr., University Park, Il.; Matthew Rogers, national account specialist, Marietta, Ga.; and Ronna Russell, account mgr., Grand Rapids, Mi.
Ari Zolet is now sales mgr. for the Curitiba, Brazil office of the Solid Wood division of International Forest Products, Foxborough, Ma. Shia Grosz has been promoted to store mgr. at Certified Lumber Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y. Ethan Smith is a new mgr. trainee at 84 Lumber, Timonium, Md. Alex Angerami has joined the installed sales team at Curtis Lumber Co., Ballston Spa, N.Y. Erik Koller is a new truss designer at Littfin Lumber Co., Winstead, Mn.
Mark Graber is now with Stockton Building Supply, Linton, In., as wholesale account mgr. Robert White has joined the sales force at Capitol Building Supply, Baltimore, Md. Abe Simonton has been appointed branch mgr. at Beacon Building Products, Stone Mountain, Ga.
TOP VENDOR: Jon Barrett (fourth from left), purchasing & merchandising manager at Ward Lumber, Jay, N.Y., presented the chain’s 2021 Vendor of the Year Award to Steve Guertin (third) from Coastal Forest Products, the chain’s primary supplier of engineered floor systems. “It doesn’t matter what department we are dealing with, Coastal always jumps through hoops to get us material to get the job done in the crazy engineered wood market,” said R.J. Tromblee, pro sales. “I feel like they are partners with us.” Left to right: assistant manager Tim Clark, pro sales Mark Lacy, Guertin, Barrett, Tromblee, and pro sales Jaimie Garcia.
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Jason Trenn has joined Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., as VP of manufacturing & operations for its new production facility in Conway, Ar. Dave Duke, ex-Distinctive Millwork, is now senior estimator for Millwork One, Cranston, R.I. Oscar Martinez is safety director for Alamo Lumber, San Antonio, Tx. Tracy Morrone is a new kitchen & bath specialist at Water Mill Building Supply, Water Mill, N.Y. Jeramy Albert was promoted to construction business unit mgr. for Palram Americas, Lehigh Valley, Pa. Brad Borstelmann, ex-Atlantic Forest Products, has moved to Integrity Express Logistics, Tampa, Fl., as an account executive. Dan Volkema, ex-Whirlpool, has been named VP of finance for ODL, Inc., Zeeland, Mi. Darren Revill is now VP and general mgr. of ODL Asia. Luke Krochko, ex-Sherwin-Williams, has joined the outside sales team at Lansing Building Products, Manchester, Ct. Mark Campbell, ex-Mill Supplies, has joined Do it Best, Fort Wayne, In., as product mgr.-member catalog. Also new are Jake McGee, LBM sales support coordinator; Stephanie Hutsell, product sales mgr.; Brianna Wells, ecommerce mgr.; and Andrew Foutz, outbound logistics specialist. Recently promoted are Michelle Hutker, now an associate building materials trader; Jenna Myers, merchandise mgr. for outdoor living & holiday; Brian Billman, supply chain & inventory replenishment mgr.; Megan Millsap and Erin Smith, managed marketing specialists; Ashley Kenworthy, organizational change mgr.; Meagan McNeal, marketing services mgr.; Allison Meyer, communications mgr.; Ken Sorg, infrastructure project d i r e c t o r ; S h a n n o n Vo l l e n , rebate coordinator; and Jessica Waggoner, ecommerce mgr. Matt Born, 84 Lumber, Denton, Tx., was honored as the chain’s Manager of the Year. Texas’ Nick Boyd was feted as Area Manager of the Year. Anna Prentice has been hired as an intern at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus. Building-Products.com
