by Leonor | Oct 15, 2020 | News
In 2020, Kodiak Building Partners introduced a chairman’s award to recognize a business unit leader who exemplified the Kodiak culture while also delivering consistent above average performance throughout their business. The award honors current Kodiak chairman Paul Hylbert, who played an instrumental role in establishing the culture and operating structure at Kodiak.
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Dena Cordova-JackSr. Director – Talent Management
As a 29+ year veteran of the LBM industry, Dena has held various positions in her career, from trading commodities, purchasing and sales management for Georgia Pacific and Boise Cascade, to Regional Sales Director for Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company. Prior to her tenure at Kodiak Building Partners, she served at the Executive Vice President for Mountain States Lumber Dealers Association. She also worked with Blue Tarp Financial as the National Corporate Sales Manager, which served to expand her knowledge of financial challenges experienced within our industry, where she built a communications platform to bridge the world of finance and banking to the world of LBM. She studied at the University of Northern Colorado and Kennedy University, and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.
By building her career in all facets of the LBM industry, Dena has a unique perspective and advantage to understanding the many challenges that our industry faces in an ever-changing and challenging business. She is a passionate advocate of education, leadership development, mentoring, legislative advocacy, and service to community. Dena was the first woman president of Mountain States Lumber Dealers Association in 2009 and had the honour of being the first female director for Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Company in its 112-year history. She has also held various board positions within the National Lumber Dealers Association in Washington, D.C., where she served as the Vice Chair and Chair for the MSC and served as the Chairman for the Federated Association Executives. Dena resides with her wonderful family in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is excited to join the visionary Kodiak family, and to continue her contributions to the LBM industry that she has dedicated her career to.
Tim MahaffyPresident – Medallion Industries
Ken ThielPresident – Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc.
Silvio FerrariPresident – Freedom Materials/Freedom Acoustics
Silvio Ferrari has been in the drywall distribution business for over 25 years. With the same company over those years, he grew from one location to 14 with responsibilities in five states.
In 2015, Silvio partnered with Kodiak as President of Freedom Materials with one location in Newark, Delaware. Freedom has since grown to three locations serving the Delaware, Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Maryland and Northern Virginia markets.
Beau HayesPresident – Jones Heartz/Drywall Material Sales/JDI
Beau began his distribution career with Greg Lyon and Jones Heartz in 2007 starting in outside sales and moving into management in 2011. He now oversees operations in the Colorado Gypsum Platform which includes two companies, Jones Heartz Building Supply and Drywall Material Sales.
Beau is an active member in the Drake Group, the USA’s leading national network of pre-eminent independent gypsum specialty dealers, with 46 member companies operating in over 160 locations.
Pat FloodExecutive Vice President, Operations
Mike and Pat Flood lead the General Lumber & Building Materials Group for Kodiak with locations in New England, Texas, Florida, Washington and Wisconsin. Their companies include New England Building Supply, Gulf & Basco, Zarsky Lumber, Forest Tek Lumber, Frontier Building Supply, Builders Alliance, A.O. Door and Builders Millwork. Growing up in a family lumber business provided Mike and Pat a unique perspective into their operations and helped them better understand the opportunities and challenges that exist with our industry.
Following the sale of their family business, Pat joined Seigle’s, a regional LBM in the greater Chicago area, where he was General Manager of a large lumber operation. He later returned to Wisconsin as General Manager of an independent LBM serving Southern Wisconsin prior to joining Kodiak.
Mike FloodExecutive Vice President, Operations
Mike and Pat Flood lead the General Lumber & Building Materials Group for Kodiak with locations in New England, Texas, Florida, Washington and Wisconsin. Their companies include New England Building Supply, Gulf & Basco, Zarsky Lumber, Forest Tek Lumber, Frontier Building Supply, Builders Alliance, A.O. Door and Builders Millwork. Growing up in a family lumber business provided Mike and Pat a unique perspective into their operations and helped them better understand the opportunities and challenges that exist with our industry.
Following the sale of their family business, Mike joined Seigle’s, a regional LBM in the greater Chicago area, where he held several management roles. Prior to joining Kodiak, Mike was Director of Sales for ITW Building Components Group’s structural hardware business.
Mark GarboskiChief Operating Officer
Mark joined the ABS team in August 2012. Prior to joining ABS, Mark was Vice President of Supply Chain and Shared Services at ProBuild Holdings. Mark spent the first 15 years of his career in a variety of leadership positions at 84 Lumber, most notably as Executive Vice President. Prior to that he was Vice President and General Manager of the manufacturing division as well as a Regional Location Manager. He received a BS from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of Colorado.
President – Arizona Wholesale Supply
Michele began her career in the building industry in 1998 with Lasco Bathware. She joined Whirlpool Corporation in 2001 where she quickly fell in love with the appliance and kitchen design industry. She had various sales roles in sales and account management with Whirlpool eventually moving into the National Sales Manager position. In this roll she was ultimately responsible for 3 of the nation’s largest builders with over $100 million in annual revenue. Michele joined the Kodiak team in 2020 to lead Arizona Wholesale Supply. When she is not working Michele enjoys cooking, entertaining and anything outdoors. Camping, fishing and Riding UTV’s with her friends and family is at the top of her list.
President, Mandere Construction and Northwest Building Components
John Mandere began his successful career in the early 1990’s as a residential framer. In 1992, John founded Mandere Construction. He hired some key people that are still with the Company today. He had a desire to succeed and began stepping up his game and focusing on improving the overall construction process. In the mid 90’s they began to utilize walls panels to improve quality and construction cycle time. He founded truss manufacturing plant, Northwest Building Components in 2004. John brings over 30 years of experience to the construction industry. He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inland Pacific Chapter. John is most proud of his family and he enjoys boating, snowmobiling, and side by side trips with them.
Bill ParksIndustry Ambassador – Arizona Wholesale Supply
Bill graduated from the University of Arizona Business School in 1976, and he continues to work with the U of A’s Eller College of Management.
After graduating, Bill began his career as a Flooring Operations Manager in Tucson. He moved to the Phoenix area in 1979 and was hired as the Flooring Manager for Arizona Wholesale Supply in 1984. Bill became the Vice President of Contract Sales in 1992, overseeing all aspects of contractor sales, including major appliances and stepped in to the role of President in 2014. He now serves as Industry Ambassador.
President – Direct Lumber and Door
Michael is a born and raised Colorado native. Immediately after high school, Michael enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. After his service, he worked in construction while earning his degree from Regis University. He started as an inside sales rep at building supply company, Denpak. He continued in the industry with Stock Building Supply and BMC. Over 20 years later, in 2012, Michael helped Tom Kostelecky start up Direct Lumber and Door as the Sales Manager. Michael is an avid fly fisherman. When he is not working, you can find him and his wife, Kim, casting flies into the river.
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Tom KosteleckySenior Vice President of Business Development
Tom has dedicated is career to the lumber and building products industry. While he college, Tom began his career at Denver Wood Products. Since then, Tom has worked in nearly every aspect of the lumber business from lumber yard work to sales to leadership positions. He credits some of his success from the many great mentors he had at Denver Wood Products, many who had been there since 1946. Tom brings 50 years of invaluable experience and entrepreneurial spirit to the team as President of Direct Lumber & Door of Colorado.
Julie NixCOO/Sr. Vice President – Medallion Industries
Linda HawkinsPresident – AO Door
Linda Hawkins manages the daily operations of AO, Inc, one of the leading distributors of commercial doors, frames and hardware in the Dallas market. She joined AO, Inc. in 2009 overseeing Human Resources and Accounting. While increasing her responsibilities she transitioned into the Vice President of Operations position in 2011. Prior to AO, Inc. Linda held a position as the HR Manager for Leading Edge Aviation. Since joining Kodiak, Linda continues to focus on the growth and development of the company and staff with the valued support of the Kodiak Family.
Sue LordsVP – Chief Human Capital Officer
Sue Lords is the Chief Human Capital Officer for Kodiak Building Partners. Sue is an accomplished Human Resources leader with an effective mix of experience in leadership, operational excellence, organizational development, acquisitions, and strategic planning skills. Sue has over 25 years of experience in human resources in the building supply industry. She served as a Vice President, Total Rewards for ProBuild Holdings and Vice President, HR for the Strober Organization. Sue’s most recent role prior to joining Kodiak was as Sr. HR Business Partner for the Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology.
Her goal is to have HR be a dynamic force at Kodiak by leading, coaching, influencing, and guiding the organization. Sue provides progressive, value-added services and solutions through collaboration and partnership with business leaders to build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, culture, and processes.
Don BartonPresident – Barton Supply
Don oversees Barton’s business in three categories; Fabricated Rebar, Structural Steel, and
Construction Supplies. He joined the family business in 1985 as an estimator and began
working to integrate computers into the estimating process. Don has worked in almost every
position in the company including outside sales, purchasing, and operations. He received a BS
degree in Electrical Engineering from Walla Walla University.
Mike FairbanksVice President/General Manager – New England Building Supply
Born and raised in New England, Mike has spent over 32 years in the lumber industry. He started his career at Somerville Lumber working in a variety of positions, from Truck Driver to Sales person to Department Manager. He furthered his career as a Commodity Buyer/Inventory Manager at Wickes Lumber before going to work for GV Moore as the Store Manager.
In 2011, he joined New England Building Supply as the Retail Store Manager before being promoted to Operations Manager in 2014 and recently being promoted to Vice President/General Manager.
Randy GrillGeneral Manager – Jenkins Lumber
Randy brings years of management experience to Jenkins. New to the building industry, Randy has taken on-hands approach having spent the past year working across departments from building loads and delivery to logistics and sales before becoming GM. Prior to joining Jenkins, Randy spent over thirteen years working in distribution and product sales in the beverage industry. Randy earned a degree in Wilderness Management and is passionate about nature. When not working, Randy and his family love traveling and camping.
Brian HussVice President – Finance and Treasurer
Brian is the Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Kodiak Building Partners and is responsible for all FP&A and Treasury functions at Kodiak; including financial analysis and consolidation, budgeting & long-range planning, investor relations, M&A valuation, and cash & debt management.
Prior to joining Kodiak, Brian held several financial positions with increasing scopes of responsibility at IBM and Fresenius Kabi USA.
Brian is a Certified Treasury Professional and earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting at the University of Northern Iowa. When he’s not buried in spreadsheets, Brian enjoys the outdoors via hiking and practicing his golf game.
Chris BorregoPresident – Premier Building Supply of Kansas City
Chris Borrego joined the Kodiak team as President of Premier Building Supply of Kansas City in August of 2019. Chris brings over 30 years of industry experience in operations management, sales, manufacturing, distribution and retail. Chris offers a unique blend of professional roles having held positions as President and CEO of Builders, as well as COO, Regional, Market, District, and General Manager overseeing multi-location with LBM, Millwork/Door Shop, Component Manufacturing, and Installed Labor responsibilities for several nationally recognized dealers throughout the United States. Chris has served as President of the Mountain States Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association and for several years, has advocated for LBM industry interests as part of National Lumber and Building Materials Dealer Association Spring Conference in Washington D.C.
Ray HarperPresident – EAL
Ray joined Erect-A-Line in 2009 with 19 employees and has grown the company to employ 80. Ray was Rexel Electrical Supply Regional Lighting Quotation Manager for Texas and surrounding states, supplying all lighting indoors and outdoors for hospitals, schools, high rise, athletic arenas and casinos. Prior to Rexel, Ray was in the C-Store business as multi-store owner in St Louis, Mo. He is currently on the Advisory Board of the Dallas County Community College District, a member of Independent Steel Alliance and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Southwest Texas State University and a Masters of Fine Arts from Trinity University in San Antonio. He is married to Nicole and the two of them enjoy traveling across the US as well as
overseas.
Steve SwinneyChief Executive Officer
Steve is the Founder & CEO of Kodiak Building Partners, a company focused on building products distribution, based in Denver, Colorado.
As Chief Executive Officer, Steve is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and execution of Kodiak’s business plan and also serves on Kodiak’s Board of Directors.
Since its creation in July 2011, Kodiak has grown to nearly $900 million in revenue through a series of sixteen acquisitions and one business launch along with extensive organic growth of its portfolio companies.
Prior to the founding of Kodiak, Steve was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis with ProBuild Holdings, where he created the organization to support the company’s M&A, Financial Analysis, Investor Relations, Budgeting and Long Range Planning Functions.
Steve, a CPA, earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting at Abilene Christian University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors of AP Development and US Fence Solutions, as well as Chairing the AP Development Investment Committee.
Matt LaScolaVice President – Corporate Development & Real Estate
As Vice President of Corporate Development & Real Estate, Matt brings a unique set of skills to the team with 25 years of finance, M&A, and real estate experience. With a demonstrated record of success, Matt drives Kodiak’s acquisition process from strategy development, evaluation of potential acquisitions, to transaction negotiations and integration planning. Matt also manages Kodiak’s growing real estate portfolio. Matt has a degree in Economics from Fordham University in New York City. He started his career in finance at Nabisco and then Owens-Illinois and transitioned into corporate real estate and mergers & acquisitions while at Builder’s FirstSource.
Brad BeckerChief Information Officer
Brad directs the tactical and strategic Information Technology decisions for Kodiak’s operations.
Previously, Brad was the Vice President of Enterprise Information Management with ProBuild, where he created the organization and led the Data Warehouse technology solutions for the company’s enterprise operational reporting and data consolidation systems.
In 2003, Brad was hired as CIO at United Building Centers (UBC), a predecessor company to ProBuild. In addition to providing oversight for all IT operations at UBC, Brad guided numerous system conversions and implementations required in UBC’s M&A activities.
Chairman
Paul started his career with Wickes where he spent 21 years. He served sequentially as chief executive of the Wickes Europe, Wickes Lumber, and Sequoia Supply subsidiaries before leading a leveraged buy-out of the latter to form PrimeSource in 1987. He was the CEO of PrimeSource from 1987 until 1999.
After the sale of PrimeSource, he joined Lanoga Corporation in 2001 where he served as CEO until the formation of ProBuild in 2006. Starting as COO, he later became CEO in January of 2007 where he remained until his retirement in October of 2010. He remained on the ProBuild board until May 2011 when he resigned to form Kodiak Building Partners.
Raph SpinarskiPresident – Barnsco, Texas
Raph joined the Barnsco team in 2015 serving as the Sales Director; General Manager, and then President of the concrete construction material company. Barnsco, Texas serves customers in Central and North Texas with five locations.
Prior to joining Barnsco, Raph worked for a large hydro excavation company as a Regional Business Development Manager over the South Central United States. Just before that, Raph served as a General Manager for RSC Equipment Rental in the North Texas Division for eight years. Raph received a BS Degree in Business Administration from Sam Houston State University.
Mike WernerCo-President – Builders Alliance
Mike Werner joined the Builders Alliance team in 1993 after graduating with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington. Mike has held a number of positions at the company and along with his brother in-law has been Co-President since the year 2000. Mike is a Past President of the Western Building Material Association and a long-time member of the Bellingham Bay Rotary Club. When away from the lumberyard, Mike enjoys boating, golf and travel.
Drew OremCo-President – Builders Alliance
Drew Orem is Co-President of Builders Alliance along with his brother in-law Mike Werner, Drew grew up in the lumberyard being part of the fourth generation. After graduating from Seattle Pacific University Drew came back to work in the family business where we look over leadership of the business in 2000 and ownership in 2009. Drew has served on multiple committees as well as two terms on the board for LMC.
Jamie BrownPresident – Forest Tek Lumber /Overseas Lumber
Jamie is responsible for ForestTek Lumber and Overseas Lumber Supply in the Florida Keys. ForestTek and Overseas supply building materials specific to the Keys to everyone from homeowners to homebuilders; with an emphasis on superior customer service, knowledgeable and courteous employees, and competitive pricing.
Prior to joining the Kodiak family, Jamie spent 3 years with Building Solutions, most recently as COO. Jamie also worked 13 years with 84 Lumber in several leadership positions, most notably as Regional Vice President. Prior to that he held roles with Payless Cashway in district and national sales management.
Darius McCurtyCorporate Controller
Darius is the Corporate Controller of Kodiak Building Partners. He oversees accounting and financial functions across all Kodiak entities. His responsibilities include audit and tax compliance, books and records, certain benefit functions, and M&A.
Darius joined Kodiak when it was a 2 operation business generating less than $45 million in revenue. Upon joining Kodiak, Darius was responsible for building the entire accounting and financial organization. Now he has been a part of the team overseeing the subsequent 20+ acquisitions.
Darius previously served with PwC in their audit practice. Most recently, he served in a management position with Archstone as an asset of the IPO readiness team.
Carlos DominguezDirector – Risk Management, Claims & Safety
Carlos partners with field and corporate operations along with leadership to support safety, risk management and claims initiatives across the Kodiak enterprises.
For nearly twenty years, he has developed safety programs in various industries. Most recently, Carlos was a Loss Control professional with Lockton Companies where he primarily focused on fleet safety for Lockton’s entire Mountain West clientele. Previously, Carlos held the corporate safety position with Performance Food Group, Inc. In addition, Carlos was with Shea Homes for nearly ten years as a regional safety professional.
Socios de Carlos con el campo y las operaciones corporativas junto con liderazgo para apoyar la seguridad, el riesgo de las iniciativas de gestión y reclamos a través de las empresas de Kodiak.
Durante casi veinte años, ha desarrollado programas de seguridad en varias industrias. Recientemente, Carlos fue un processional de pérdida de Control con empresas de Lockton donde principalmente se centró en la seguridad de la flota para la complete clientela de montaña del oeste de Lockton. Anteriormente, Carlos ocupó el cargo de seguridad corporativa con Performance Food Group, Inc. Además, Carlos estaba con Shea Homes durante casi diez años como un profesional de la seguridad regional.
Jenny VasquezDirector – Human Resources
Jenny is responsible for the company-wide Human Resources initivatives across all of Kodiak’s businesses.
Previously, Jenny was the Human Resources Manager at the Latin American Youth Center in Washington, D.C. There, she oversaw the restructuring of all human resource processes and advised both the executive team and the board of directors. Prior to her time at the Latin American Youth Center, she worked in Human Resources at T.W. Perry, a group of regional lumber yards, where she was involved in distribution and manufacturing operations, as well as the integration of several acquisitions.
Scott BartonVice President – Business Development
Scott is responsible for identifying and developing business opportunities for Kodiak’s Construction Supplies Platform.
Scott began his business career with Barton Supply in 1983 as a load-builder in the Englewood fabrication and distribution yard. Progressing through positions of increasing responsibility, including sales manager and DC general manager, Scott became Vice President of Sales for Barton Supply in 2003.
Vice President – Communication & Culture
Cally drives initiatives throughout the entire Kodiak family that enhance its corporate culture. She ensures, with assistance from company leadership, that every level of employee is informed about corporate activities and opportunities. She also maintains and enhances relationships with the LBM community through membership and involvement with our trade associations and the dealer/supplier community in general.
Cally began her career with Zarsky Lumber in 1985 as an inside sales associate. Progressing through a series of jobs of increasing responsibility, Fromme became President and CEO of Zarsky in 2011. Cally has supported the industry through her involvement in both state and national trade including stints as chair of both the Lumbermens Association of Texas and Louisiana and the National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association.
Jeff SmithChief Financial Officer
Jeff is the Chief Financial Officer of Kodiak Building Partners and is responsible for all finance, accounting and administrative functions at Kodiak, including accounting, audit, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and banking.
Previously, Jeff served as Vice President and Treasurer with ProBuild, where he was responsible for refinancing the company’s senior and subordinated debt, and where he consolidated the credit and insurance risk management functions. Prior to his role as Treasurer, Jeff was Vice President and Corporate Controller at ProBuild where he implemented new consolidation and financial reporting tools and standardized the accounts payable and general ledger functions.
Jeff is a CPA and has extensive experience in accounting, financial reporting, treasury and capital formation, including senior roles at Dex Media, TCI Communications and Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Steve WeaverCo-President – Zarsky Lumber Company
Starting with a high school job at a lumberyard, Steve has always served our industry. He joined Zarsky Lumber Company in 1991 as a salesperson and quickly became manager of one of its largest and most profitable operations. Over time, he became responsible for two other Zarsky locations and was deeply involved in purchasing for the entire company. In the early 2000’s, Steve became a vice president. In 2015, he transitioned to Executive Vice president and recently progressed to Co-President.
Steve enjoys the day-to-day challenges in the lumber industry and the fact that no two days are ever the same. He appreciates the Kodiak model of allowing its companies to make most decisions at a local level…where the expertise truly is. He also values the resources and relationships throughout the Kodiak companies.
Phillip SteffyCo-President – Zarsky Lumber Company
Phillip is responsible for Zarsky Lumber, an eight-unit lumber and building supply operation serving South Texas along the Gulf Coast from Houston down through the Rio Grande Valley and up the Rio Grande River to Laredo. Zarsky serves homebuilders, repair and remodeling contractors, tradesmen and consumers by providing a wide variety of lumber and building products including framing and finish lumber, doors, windows and millwork, roofing, gypsum, insulation, hardware and tools.
In high school, Phillip started working part time at Zarsky Lumber as a yard helper. After graudating college, he rejoined Zarsky as an Office Manager and progressed through various sales and management positions until he was named a region manager in 1992 and executive vice president in 2013.
Greg SmithPresident – Gulf & Basco
Greg joined the Gulf & Basco team as Executive Vice President in July of 2018. Prior to joining G&B, he was with E C Barton & Company for almost 34 years. He began his career there while in college as a warehouse helper and progressed through the company with his most recent roles VP of Operations, VP of Wholesale Operations and VP & Chief Purchasing Officer. Greg started his career in the LBM industry in his early teens by working for local home builders during his summer breaks. In addition, Greg has served the LBM industry in various roles through regional and national associations.
Craig SmigielPresident – Barnsco, Michigan
Craig is responsible for two Barnsco locations in Michigan, Walled Lake and Detroit. Barnsco provides a wide range of construction products and materials, but primarily fabricates resteel for the commercial market and manufactures dowel baskets for the Highway paving industry. Both locations serve their customers not only in Michigan but across the Midwest.
Craig began in the industry right out of high school in 1987, working many positions over the years including customer service, operations, and sales. He joined the Barnsco team in 2005 as the Operations Manager before his current position as General Manager in 2013.
Allen WoodCo-President – ForestTek/Overseas Lumber
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Bruce McClenithanCo-President – ForestTek/Overseas Lumber
Bruce grew up in the Florida Keys and began his career in the building material industry in 1976. He started off in retail merchandising and then moved into the lumberyard, working in every position from truck driver all the way to store manager. He loyally served a company that went from being Lindsley Lumber to RBC Lumber and ultimately Scotty’s Lumber, so he was familiar with the opportunities in acquisitions.
In 1982, he teamed up with Allen Wood to establish Overseas Lumber and later, ForestTek.
Jerry JehnPresident – Builders Millwork
Jerry purchased Builders Millwork in 2002. Before owning Builders Millwork, he enjoyed a career in the banking industry, most notably serving as President & CEO of two independent community banks in west central and eastern Wisconsin, since 1991. Prior to that, Jerry held various management positions in the banking industry after graduating from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire in 1988 with a bachelor of business administration degree.
Kelly FoxPresident – Frontier Building Supply
Kelly Fox oversees the daily operation of Frontier Building Supply, one of the leading providers of high quality building materials in Skagit and Island Counties in Western Washington. He joined Frontier in June 2019 to help support the team find and capitalize on growth opportunities. Prior to joining the Kodiak family, he was the CEO/ Trustee of Lumber Traders, Inc., an employee owned company. At Kodiak, Kelly will focus on building the knowledge base of key store leaders and front line staff for continuous improvement of the business unit with the valued support of the Kodiak Family.
Kirk DrydenChief Operating Officer – Specialty Appliance
Kirk leads our talented Operations Group at Specialty Appliance. His first position in appliances was as a Sales Manager for Circuit City in 1996. He left in 1998 to start an appliance installation company that would later turn into Specialty Appliance. Kirk oversees all delivery and installation, inventory control, customer service, dispatch, and purchasing. This is accomplished by utilizing a combination of software, technology, scalable systems, and of course the most talented people in the industry. As the company has grown over years, Kirk has held every position at least once. He uses that experience to continuously improve our value proposition to the building community in Colorado.
Greg UlvedalPresident – Specialty Appliance
After graduating from Northern Arizona University, Greg began his professional career in 1993 in Las Vegas, NV as an Operations Manager for Circuit City. After returning to his home state of Colorado, Greg saw an opportunity to fill a void in the appliance industry. There was a need for a company that could provide excellent professional customer service in the delivery and installation of appliances, and so in 1998 the seeds were planted for a business that would grow into Specialty Appliance.
Greg has overseen the Sales Division of Specialty Appliance since its inception in 2001, selling appliances to home builders, designers and the general public. Greg has motivated the Specialty Sales Team to be #1 in the Colorado market and has seen Specialties market share and sales volume continually grow and expand throughout the years. Starting from 1 location in the Denver Tech Center to now include showrooms in Fort Collins, Louisville, and Colorado Springs. Greg has worked with many organizations in the home building and design industry throughout the years including the HBA, NKBA and ASID to name a few.
When he’s not busy working Greg enjoys a round of golf with clients, vendors, friends and family. As a die-hard Broncos fan you may also catch a glimpse of Greg at a few Bronco games during football season.
Tom ChristensenPresident – Christensen Lumber
Tom Christensen is the President of Christensen Lumber Company in Fremont, Nebraska. Working for Christensen since he was a child, he has put in nearly 50 years of service to the company. Under Tom’s leadership Christensen Lumber has grown to be a major lumber and building component supplier to the Midwest. Because of his success, Tom earned the LBM Journal title of Entrepreneur Of the Year 2015.
Doug RapierPresident – Kodiak Interiors Group
Doug is responsible for the operations in the Kitchens Interiors Group. The Kitchen Interiors Group includes Factory Builder Stores, Arizona Wholesale Supply and Specialty Appliance.
The Kitchen Interiors Group specializes in serving custom and production homebuilders and remodelers and their customers, as well as the end user.
Factory Builder Stores sells Appliances and Cabinetry through showrooms in Houston (2), Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio, College Station and Corpus Christi.
Arizona Wholesale Supply sells Appliances, Flooring, Countertops and Window Covering through showrooms in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tucson.
Specialty Appliance is a premier retailer and Builder Distributor of appliances throughout Colorado. Showroom locations include Denver, Ft. Collins, Louisville and Colorado Springs.
Steve SwinneyChief Executive Officer
Steve is the Founder & CEO of Kodiak Building Partners, a company focused on building products distribution, based in Denver, Colorado.
As Chief Executive Officer, Steve is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and execution of Kodiak’s business plan and also serves on Kodiak’s Board of Directors.
Since its creation in July 2011, Kodiak has grown to nearly $900 million in revenue through a series of sixteen acquisitions and one business launch along with extensive organic growth of its portfolio companies.
Prior to the founding of Kodiak, Steve was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis with ProBuild Holdings, where he created the organization to support the company’s M&A, Financial Analysis, Investor Relations, Budgeting and Long Range Planning Functions.
Steve, a CPA, earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting at Abilene Christian University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors of AP Development and US Fence Solutions, as well as Chairing the AP Development Investment Committee.
Capital Partners
The Court Square team is one of the most experienced teams in private equity having completed more than 220 investments over the past three decades. Together we have developed a disciplined investment process and sound, time-tested investment judgment. We leverage our extensive network of current and former portfolio company executives, board members, and investment partners to drive our unique sourcing model and to serve as a valuable resource for our portfolio companies.
Steve SwinneyChief Executive Officer
Steve is the Founder & CEO of Kodiak Building Partners, a company focused on building products distribution, based in Denver, Colorado.
As Chief Executive Officer, Steve is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and execution of Kodiak’s business plan and also serves on Kodiak’s Board of Directors.
Since its creation in July 2011, Kodiak has grown to nearly $900 million in revenue through a series of sixteen acquisitions and one business launch along with extensive organic growth of its portfolio companies.
Prior to the founding of Kodiak, Steve was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis with ProBuild Holdings, where he created the organization to support the company’s M&A, Financial Analysis, Investor Relations, Budgeting and Long Range Planning Functions.
Steve, a CPA, earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting at Abilene Christian University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors of AP Development and US Fence Solutions, as well as Chairing the AP Development Investment Committee.