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MoverS & ShakerS
Ann Alvelais, CFO, Payless Building
Supply, Chico, Ca., has added the title of CEO. Founder Frank
Solinsky remains on the board of directors. Maxwell Repstad, ex-Papé Group, has been named general mgr. of Van
Matre Lumber Co., Oakland, Ca. Jeffrey James, ex-Chinook Lumber, has been appointed senior product mgr. with Boise Cascade,
Woodinville, Wa. Maurita Forbes-McMillen, formerly with Roseburg, is a new account mgr. at Timber Products Co.,
Eugene, Or. Joe Leathers, director of sales, The
Parr Co., Hillsboro, Or., has retired after 20 years with the chain. He is succeeded by Brian Kegg. Brandon Bechthold, ex-BMC, is now in outside sales for Homewood
Lumber, Lodi, Ca. Kevin Hayes, Belco Forest Products,
Shelton, Wa., has been appointed to head up market development efforts for the state of California. Jimmy Jiannine, ex-84 Lumber, has been named general mgr. of West
Coast Lumber, Bakersfield, Ca.
Paul Teran, ex-Dixieline Lumber, is now assistant general mgr. in
San Diego, Ca. Carlos Gonzalez, ex-Dixieline, is VP of sales, and
Claudia Gonzalez, human resources director. Paul Lehnert, ex-Custom-Bilt Metals, has been appointed inside sales mgr. at Capital Lumber, Tacoma, Wa. Sam Saunders, ex-Empire Building
Materials, has been named general mgr. of Ennis Lumber Co., Ennis,
Mt. Charles Wright has been promoted to senior commodity buyer for
Builders FirstSource, Denver, Co. Lucas Jansen, ex-Alpine Lumber, is new to inside sales with Huttig
Building Products, Albuquerque,
N.M. Frank Mayer has been promoted to engineered wood products superintendent at NewLife Forest
Products, Bellemont, Az. David Ower, ex-Bear Forest Products, is a new purchasing specialist with
SRS Distribution, Los Angeles, Ca. Alex Leone, previously with Pella
Doors & Windows, is new to outside sales with Hayward
Lumber, Redwood City, Ca. Daniel Schmunk has joined Sierra
Forest Products, Aurora, Co., as territory sales rep in Colorado. Mike Britto has been promoted to window & door mgr. at Golden
State Lumber, Concord, Ca. Kevin Johnson, ex-BuildingPoint
Pacific, has joined Ganahl Lumber,
Anaheim, Ca., as an industrial sales mgr. Bret Marchael has been promoted to door & window sales mgr. in Los Alamitos, Ca. Les Mangis, ex-Savemore Building
Supply, is new to the sales team at
Alside Supply Center, Spokane, Wa. Kristin Sharp, ex-Boral, and Germán
Martinez have joined the sales team at Modern Builders Supply,
San Marcos, Ca.
Brent Siegel, ex-Timber Products
Co., is now plywood operations mgr. for Pacific Wood Laminates,
Brookings, Or. Todd Miller was promoted to director of merchandising strategy & execution for Do it Best Corp., Fort
Wayne, In. Howard O’Neal was promoted to division mgr. of lumber; Ignacio Poncio, international product development mgr.; Jeff
Ridgeway, paint merchandise mgr.;
Thomas Lacy, territory sales mgr.; and Amy Walker, supplier engagement specialist. New to Do it Best are director of e-commerce Allison
Flatjord and merchandise coordinators Lynett Bakehorn, Danielle
Gonzalez, and Haley Miller. Chad Burke has joined the outside sales team at Codel Entry Systems,
Tacoma, Wa. Chase Moritz has been promoted to director of marketing & communications at Envision Outdoor Living
Products, Mount Joy, Pa. Cory
Panak is now director of manufacturing operations; Travis Scott, director of supply chain & logistics;
Rick Gebhart, senior director of sales; Brandon Brummett, decking operations mgr.; Hilary Wetzel, customer experience mgr.; Bill
Fanning, maintenance & reliability mgr.; James Walker, maintenance supervisor; Tim Claypool, lead automation tech; and Jeremy Hill, logistics supervisor. Brandon Sink was promoted to executive VP and CFO for Lowe’s
Cos., Mooresville, N.C., succeeding
Dave Denton, who has resigned. Stephen Lucas has joined Koppers,
Pittsburgh, Pa., as vice president of company culture & engagement. Lisa Pope has been appointed president of Epicor, Austin, Tx. Paul Trianosky, Sustainable Forestry
Initiative’s chief conservation officer, is retiring July 1. Kitty Katz is now in charge of litter removal at Mungus-Fungus Forest
Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and
Freddy Fungus.
