MOVERS & Shakers Rick Anderson, ex-Idaho Pacific Lumber, has joined Allura USA, as Boise, Id.-based multifamily segment mgr. and territory sales mgr. for Idaho, Utah and Hawaii. Thomas Carlile, who recently retired as CEO of Boise Cascade, Boise, Id., was named chairman, succeeding Duane McDougall. Steven C. Cooper, CEO, TrueBlue, Tacoma, Wa., was elected to Boise Cascade’s board. Alex Yoshida, ex-Matheus Lumber, is a new product mgr. in the Phoenix, Az., area.
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Jory Thomas is new to sales at Golden State Lumber, Brisbane, Ca. Rand Henrichs, ex-Capital, joined the cedar specialties group at Sherwood Lumber, Lake Oswego, Or. Matt Equinoa, ex-Atrium Windows & Doors, has been named branch mgr. of Lansing Building Products, Gresham, Or. Paul Ramirez is a new product mgr. at OrePac Building Products, Ontario, Ca. Mike Keldorf is new to Capital Forest Products, Portland, Or.
April 2015
Andy Prause is the new branch mgr. at Meek’s Lumber & Hardware, Gardnerville, Nv. Paul LeFevre has been appointed branch mgr. for RWC Building Products, Fontana, Ca. Keri Thurston, ex-Rugby Architectural Building Products, is now product sales mgr.-stile & rail at Lemieux Door, Salt Lake City, Ut. Jose Benitez is a new mgr. trainee at 84 Lumber, Beaumont, Ca. John Lamb has been appointed v.p. and chief financial officer of Pope Resources, Poulsbo, Wa., effective April 20. He succeeds Tom Ringo. Laura Clise has been named directorsustainability for Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa. Bart Bender, ex-Ainsworth, has been appointed senior v.p.-sales & marketing for Interfor, Vancouver, B.C., succeeding Steven Hofer, who is now senior v.p.-U.S. Northwest operations. Mark Bice is now Southeast real estate & acquisition mgr. for Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa. He is based in Birmingham, Al. Clark Spitzer, v.p. of marketing, Snavely Forest Products, has added the title of senior v.p. Angela Ballisty has been appointed to head of strategic marketingAmericas for Arch Wood Protection, Atlanta, Ga. Thomas B. Highley was named president and CEO of Guardian Building Products, Greenville, S.C., succeeding Steven Ziessler. Vicki Worden is now executive director of the Green Building Initiative. Delbert Tanner will replace Robert Evans as chairman of Huttig Building Products, St. Louis, Mo., after Huttig’s annual meeting April 27. Paul Kovach, commercial sales mgr., Spenard Builders Supply, Anchorage, Ak., and Randy Johnson, general mgr., Polar Supply, Anchorage, were appointed to the board of the Alaska chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors. Julie Borg, owner, Borg Lumber, Pleasanton, Ca., will serve as an advisor to Sunflower Hill, a nonprofit seeking to create a residential community for individiuals with special needs. Kent C. Strait is administering the new vision insurance program at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.
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