BlueLinx Holdings Inc. announced that Kelly Janzen, Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, will be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities at the end of August 2023.
The Company also announced that Andrew Wamser will join as Senior Vice President and CFO-Elect, effective July 17, 2023. Mr. Wamser will assume the role of Senior Vice President and CFO on August 4, 2023, and Ms. Janzen will serve in an advisory role through August 31, 2023 to ensure an orderly transition. Mr. Wamser will be based at BlueLinx headquarters in the Atlanta metro-area and will report directly to Shyam Reddy, President, and CEO.
Mr. Wamser brings more than 20 years of global financial, commercial, and operational experience to BlueLinx. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Mativ Holdings. Previously, Mr. Wamser served as Vice President, Finance, Treasurer, and Investor Relations, at AutoNation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wamser was an investment banker at UBS and then served in a variety of senior-level investment banking roles at Barclays Capital PLC, where he was a Managing Director that supported clients in the Global Industrials Group.
BlueLinx is a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of residential and commercial building products with both branded and private-label SKUs across product categories such as lumber, panels, engineered wood, siding, millwork, and industrial products.
