Cally Fromme retires from Kodiak Building Partners
Kodiak Building Partners today announced that Cally Fromme has retired from the company, effective June 30.
Fromme has served as Kodiak’s Vice President of Communication and Culture since 2015.
Prior, Fromme served as CEO and President of Zarsky Lumber for three years. At Zarsky Lumber, Fromme oversaw critical operations and management processes.
During Fromme’s tenure at Kodiak Building Partners, she played a critical role in driving initiatives throughout the entire company that enhanced corporate culture including both internal communications and public relations, the company said.
She also served as a champion for maintaining and enhancing relationships with the LBM community through membership and involvement with trade associations and the dealer/supplier community.
“We at Kodiak have been fortunate to have Cally be a part of our team since Zarsky joined us in 2015,” said Steve Swinney, CEO of Kodiak Building Partners. “She has held leadership roles across a broad range of both Zarsky and Kodiak’s operations throughout her career, as well as being a tireless advocate legislatively for our industry through her work with NLBMDA (National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association) and LAT (Lumbermens Association of Texas) – from President and CEO of Zarsky to VP of Communication and Culture at Kodiak.”
Throughout Fromme’s career, she has continued to support the LBM industry through her involvement in both state and national trade associations, including stints as the first woman chair of both the Lumbermens Association of Texas and Louisiana and the National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association.
In addition to leading these associations, she served as a member of the Executive Council on Construction Supply of the North American Retail Hardware Association and as an editorial board member at HBS Dealer.
"Cally's work ethic, devotion to the industry, and people-focused approach have been exemplary at Kodiak,” Swinney added. “I want to thank Cally for all she's done for the development and progress of Kodiak."
Fromme currently serves as the Chair of the Victoria 100 Club and as a Board Member at Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company and remains the President of Zarsky Inc.
“It has been a great pleasure to meet and work with lumber dealers across the country who are all terrific people—smart, creative, salt of the earth, hardworking, resilient, and genuine people,” Fromme said. “Being acquired by Kodiak was a wonderful decision for Zarsky Lumber, its employees, its future success, and my own career path. I’ve never regretted the move, and I have continually been impressed by Kodiak and admired its leaders and the integrity that runs deep.”
Based in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Kodiak Building Partners was founded in 2011 with a mission to acquire family-run businesses in the building material sales and distribution industries.
Over the last 11 years, Kodiak has acquired more than 103 locations that serve general contractors, home builders, subcontractors, remodelers, and consumers in Arizona,
California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
