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Brown Tractor Supply Company announced that Joy Brown has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Brown currently serves as chief data officer at Verizon Media. She brings over 20 years of experience leading large-scale technology organizations across multiple industries. Prior to her current role, Brown was the vice president of card technology for Capital One.

Ace Hardware Corporation announced that Jay Heubner, president and general manager of Ace International, is retiring on March 1 after 38 years with the company. Heubner joined Ace Hardware in 1983 in the IT department and quickly rose up through the organization to become a director. Heubner was promoted in 2015 to the position of president and general manager of Ace International, a subsidiary of Ace Hardware. Effective April 5, David Goh will assume the role of president and general manager of Ace International. Goh is currently managing director of Robinsons Retail Holdings, one of the largest multiformat retailers in the Philippines.

84 Lumber has promoted Joe Weston to vice president of cost forecasting & pricing while Rich Scalise has been named as 84 Lumber’s new vice president of inventory management. Weston first started at the company in 1999 as a manager trainee. The position of vice president of cost forecasting & pricing is a newly created position within the company. Scalise first started at 84 Lumber nearly 18 years ago as a manager trainee in Imperial, Pa. Most recently, he was the director of inventory management, a position he was promoted to in 2016.

Building products distributor Russin has hired Skylar Wilson as the building products distributor’s new outside sales representative for New Jersey. In his new role, Wilson will cover the entire Garden State for Russin. He brings seven years of industry experience to the position. Boise Cascade Company reported that Nick Stokes, executive vice president of the company’s Building Materials Distribution (BMD) business, will retire on March 12 after 42 years of service. He was promoted to vice president of BMD operations in 2001, to senior vice president in 2011, and to executive vice president in 2014. Jeff Strom, vice president and general manager of the BMDs Eastern Division, has been named as the company’s new president of BMD.

The AZEK Company named Amanda Cimaglia as vice president leading the environmental, social and governance function at the company. Cimaglia will be responsible for continuing to drive the company-wide ESG strategy and initiative, as well as aligning AZEK reporting activities with industry standards, the manufacturer said. Cimaglia will also be assisting the investor relations team in implementing a comprehensive ESG/IR strategy and strengthening stakeholder engagement.

Tractor Supply Company named Matthew Rubin as its new senior vice president and general manager of its Petsense stores division. Rubin will join the company’s executive committee and report directly to Hal Lawton, president and CEO of Tractor Supply. Rubin succeeds Steve Neibergall, vice president of Petsense, who has announced his intent to retire after a transition of leadership.

BlueLinx announced that it has promoted Cory Dukehart to general manager of the company’s Frederick, Md. and Denville, N.J. branches. Dukehart takes over after the previous general manager, George Zarick was promoted to regional vice president of Bluelinx’s East Region. The new general manager started his career in distribution in 1999 at American Forest Products. He spent 16 years with American Forest Products in multiple roles including logistics, inventory procurement, and sales. Dukehart joined BlueLinx in 2015 and most recently served as an outside products manager.

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