r MOVERS & Shakers

Steve Christophel was promoted to chief operations officer for Payless Building Supply, Chico, Ca.

Mike Nestor has been appointed store mgr. of McCoy's Building SuPPlY, Hobbs, N.M.

Betsy Bendix has joined Bluelinx, as Southern California territory mgr. for outdoor living products, including Fiberon decking, Mangaris hardwood decking, and Real Trim fascia products. She is based in La Puente, Ca.

Trip Malopsi has joined LouisianaPacific, as market develoPment mgr. for Southern California. Daniel Hines is new as So. Ca. channel mgr.

Jeff Rettig has been promoted to director of U.S. sales for the Trus Joist division of Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa.

Jolene Dishion, sales mgr., CanYon Lumber, Everett, Wa., is retiring after 29 years with the firm. Kelly Hambidge succeeds her.

Chase Miller has been Promoted to assistant general mgr. at Steamboat Lumber, Steamboat Springs, Co.

Tom Corrick has been aPPointed executive v.p. of engineered wood products at Boise Cascade, Boise, Id., succeeding Tom Lovlien, who is retiring June 30 after 35 Years with the company.

Craig Carda, ex-Front Range Lumber, has joined Builders Outlet Co., Denver. Co.. as sales executive/ merchandise mgr.

Patti Buess, ex-Parr Lumber, is new to the inside sales team at Milgard Windows & Doors, Tualatin, Or.

Rick Thornton, v.p.-suPPlY chain, ProBuild, Denver, Co., has retired.

Thomas Ringo, c.f .o., PoPe Resources, Poulsbo, Wa., has been named interim c.e.o., until a successor can be found for David Nunes, who left to become c.e.o. of Rayonier Inc., Jacksonville, Fl.

Gary Hoffmann has been named national multi-location sales & business development mgr. for Do it Best Corp., Fort WaYne, In.

Joe O'Donnell joined the International Wood Products Association, as mgr. of government & Public affairs and member services.

Jamey Barnes has been Promoted to v.p.-OSB at Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Nashville, Tn.

Pat Downe now mans the securitY gate at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax. Nv., saY owners Hugh Mungus and FreddY Fungus.

NORMAN MATTHEWS, 84 Years old this month. ooses with his invention, the UniSplitter, which he developed in the early 1960s ahd sold to retail lumberyards in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1978, he started his own brokerage company supplying softwood lumber to retail stores in the Bay Area and Central Valley, before retiring in the mid-1990s'