MOVERS & Shakers Stuart Gray has been appointed chief operating officer for Roseburg, Springfield, Or. Levi Smith has been promoted to CEO of Franklin Building Supply, Boise, Id. He succeeds Rick Lierz, who stays on as chairman of the board. Jason Blair, ex-Wilco, has been appointed CEO of TAL Holdings, Vancouver, Wa. He succeeds David Dittmer, who will transition to managing director of mergers & acquisitions. Ryan Sweeney, ex-Do it Best, is a new purchasing agent with Allweather Wood, Washougal, Wa. Steve Henson, ex-PotlatchDeltic, has been named CEO of Neiman Enterprises, Hulett, Wy. Mick Vaagen has retired after 48 years with Vaagen Brothers Lumber, Colville, Wa., and Wildwood Trading Group, Tualatin, Or. Brian Wells has been promoted to VP of marketing & strategic development for Rosboro, Eugene, Or.
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Parker Wildeboer, ex-HPC Forest Products, is new to lumber sales at Majestic Forest Products/Valley Milling & Lumber, Eugene, Or. Erik Nyholm, general mgr., Builders FirstSource, Salt Lake City, Ut., has been promoted to area mgr. for New Mexico. Michael Kruse is now area mgr. for Idaho. Aaron Linerud, ex-Allweather Wood, is a new product mgr. at International Wood Products, Clackamas, Or. Tanner French has been named VP of sales & marketing for Lumber Marketing Services, Hope, Id. Madeline Emmer French, A.R & A.P. mgr., is now also H.R mgr. and CFO. Mitchell Cook, ex-James Hardie, is new to Orepac Building Products, Portland, Or., as regional sales mgr. Jon Cole, ex-SDS Lumber, is now area mgr. for Green Diamond Resource Co., Bingen, Wa. Barrett Snook, Parr Lumber, Everett, Wa., moved to outside sales.
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Norb Edwardson has retired after 50 years in the industry, the first half with Georgia-Pacific and since 1995 with Alliance Lumber/Alliance Truss, Glendale, Az. Kelly Fox has been named senior VP of the General Lumber Group at Kodiak Building Partners, Highlands Ranch, Co. David Gutierrez, ex-Homewood Building Supply, has joined the outside sales team at Berry Lumber Co., Auburn, Ca. Keith King, ex-US LBM, has been appointed branch mgr. of Trinity Lumber & Building Supply, Weaverville, Ca. John Creamer, ex-Allweather Wood, is now handling Northwest sales for Modern Mill, McComb, Ms. He is based in Vancouver, Wa. Max Guetz, who two years ago retired as a VP of Alpine Lumber, Westminster, Co., has rejoined the company as a member of its board of directors. Daniel Boss has been appointed senior VP of research & development for AZEK, Skokie, Il. He replaces Bruce Stanhope, who is retiring.
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