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Ellison elected omnichannel retailer that provides Chairman outstanding customer experiences, is at Lowe’s a great place for associates to work Lowe’s board of and consistently delivers value for directors elected our shareholders.”Dreiling also noted President and CEO that Ellison guided Lowe’s through the Marvin Ellison to pandemic and continued to deliver the additional role of for associates and the communities Ellison chairman of the board. that Lowe’s serves. “The board T Ellison succeeds Richard Dreiling, is confident Lowe’s remains wellwho has shifted from the role of positioned for continued success, chairman to lead independent director. and we look forward to working with Prior to the move, Ellison served as a Marvin in this expanded capacity,” director on Lowe’s board. Dreiling said.

“Marvin has demonstrated Ellison joined Lowe’s in July 2018 as exceptional leadership at Lowe’s since president, CEO and director, and has his appointment three years ago and over 35 years of industry experience. has built an extremely talented team,” Before joining Lowe’s, Ellison served Dreiling said in a prepared statement as chairman and CEO of J.C. Penney issued by the home improvement Co. Before that, Ellison spent 12 years retailer. “He has been the driving force in senior-level operations roles with The behind the company’s successful Home Depot Inc., including serving as its transformation into a world-class, executive vice president of U.S. stores.

“I am honored to have the confidence of the board and to take on this additional responsibility at such an exciting time for Lowe’s,” Ellison said. “We have made great strides in transforming the business, and our improved operating capabilities and enhanced technology infrastructure enable us to capitalize on a constantly evolving business environment.”

Industry honors LMC’s Somerville John Somerville, president of the Lumbermens Merchandising Corp. (LMC), was recognized during the ProDealer Industry Summit. Somerville was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association — an honor that has presented only twice previously. “It has been truly an honor to work with such an important

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association that represents the best interests of all lumber and building material dealers across the country,” said Somerville. “I am very proud to have been part of NLBMDA’s history and sincerely thank NLBMDA for this Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Somerville joined LMC in October of 2009. LMC a lumber and building materials co-op serving nearly 400 Stockholder companies with over 1,400 locations from coast to coast including Hawaii and the Bahamas.

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Franklin’s Lierz honored Committees and task groups and continues to be The National Lumber and Building heavily involved in the association. Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) presented the Chairman’s ABC names Perry as IDE director Award to longtime NLBMDA leader, Associated Builders and Rick Lierz, President & CEO of Contractors announced that Tia Franklin Building Supply. Perry, formerly ABC’s director of “It has been a privilege to be involved business development and partnerships, Lierz in this organization. I have met so will now serve as its director of many good friends from across the country in the inclusion, diversity and equity (IDE) LBM industry and I would not have had that enriching in support of ABC’s 69 chapters and experience without my involvement with NLBMDA,” 21,000 members. Bringing with her 15 said Lierz. “I have had a lot of other benefits as well. years of association experience to this new role, Perry I’ve improved my leadership skills and have gained will serve as a strategic thought leader to advance so much perspective on our federal legislative and ABC’s IDE strategy, including the measurement regulatory system. Thank you again, Bob (Sanford) and monitoring of the association’s initiatives, and and NLBMDA, for this honor.” Lierz leads Franklin development of new programs and practices that Building Supply Co., the largest independent retail effectively increase IDE awareness. ABC said that Perry building materials distributor in Idaho. Lierz is the will provide thought leadership, strategic thinking and former Chair of NLBMDA and currently serves on the insights to inform and further develop best practice Board of the Western Building Materials Association systems, processes and culture that bring meaningful (WBMA) Rick has served on numerous NLBMDA impact to ABC’s IDE strategy.

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