MOVERS & Shakers Jack Butler, ex-California Cascade, is now a product mgr. with Capital, Chino, Ca. Katrina Storjohann has been named Phoenix, Az.based corporate controller. Laurie Creech, ex-Simpson Lumber, is now sales & marketing mgr. for Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Mt. Gene Cloud, ex-D Stake Mill, is new to Marine Lumber Co., Tualatin, Or., as director of operations, sales & purchasing. Grady Mulbery will become president of Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Or., Jan. 1, 2016. Allyn Ford will continue as CEO until Jan. 1, 2017, when he will retire and become board chairman, and Mulbery will add the role of CEO. Meagan Gattuccio has joined the executive team at American International Forest Products, Beaverton, Or. Matt Morrow, ex-Builders, is new to outside sales with Legacy Building Specialties, Lakewood, Co. Eric Penewell has been named CEO of bamboo composite decking producer ZomeTek, Seattle, Wa.
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Ryan Tranter, Universal Forest Products, Boise, Id., was promoted to general mgr. of operations. Kasey Kozitza is a new account mgr./sales rep in Loveland, Co. Dennis Finnie, ex-Central Valley Builders Supply, is new to Novato, Ca.-based sales with Idaho Pacific Lumber Co. Robert Rauschendorfer has retired from the contracting business to devote full-time to his lumberyard, Sidney Woodworkers & Lumber, Sidney, Mt. Cristen Chambers is now managing the Florida sales office of X L Co., Lake Oswego, Or. Frank Owen is a new customer service rep at Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim, Ca. John Maiuri has been named president of ECi Software Solutions LBMH Division, Fort Worth, Tx. Chris Schield has been promoted to VP of marketing at Weather Shield Mfg., Medford, Wi. Jeff Kibler is now mgr. of architectural & commercial solutions, and Todd Hallstrand is VP of sales.
December 2015
Mark Beck has been named president of Jeld-Wen, Klamath Fall, Or., replacing Kirk Hachigian, who remains on the board as executive chairman. Bertram Scott, Novant Health, has been appointed to the board of Lowe’s Cos., Mooresville, N.C. David Bem, ex-Dow Chemical, has been hired as VP-science & technology for PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pa. He will add the title of chief technology officer when Charles F. Kahle II retires March 1, 2016. Steve Rhone was appointed president of Weston Forest, Mississauga, Ont. Rick Ekstein remains CEO. Dan Gust, owner, Ace Hardware, Longmont, Co., was appointed to the Longmont Area Economic Council board of directors. Leigh Ann Purvis, creative development mgr., RoyOMartin, was named among Central Louisiana’s 20 Under 40 by Town Talk and Young Professionals Group. Bob Sledd is in charge of winter deliveries for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.
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