NLBMDA sets leadership team
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) announced its new leadership team installed Oct. 7 at the ProDealer Industry Summit in Phoenix. At the association's annual meeting, the NLBMDA board of directors elected Daniel Fesler, CEO of Lamperts in St. Paul, Minn., as the association's new chairman, replacing outgoing chairman Paul Hylbert of ProBuild Holdings, based in Denver.
"I look forward to serving as the NLBMDA chairman and continuing the efforts of the association to strengthen the industry and its members," said Fesler. "We certainly have a number of challenges before us with the current state of the economy and our industry. I believe NLBMDA has served the lumber and building material industry well through some of the most difficult times in the history of this industry. We will continue to focus on our strengths in the coming year and continue the tradition of being a strong voice and advocate for the industry in Washington."
Fesler serves as CEO of Lamperts, a regional lumber and building material company selling predominantly to the professional builder and remodeler with 34 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. Lamperts is a family owned business that began in Sleepy Eye, Minn., in 1887. Fesler is the fourth generation owner of the company and has been overseeing operations since 1994.
NLBMDA president Michael O'Brien welcomed Fesler into his new role. His depth of knowledge about the critical issues facing the industry coupled with his passion for the business will be an incredible asset for the association as we move NLBMDA to the next level during this critical economic time for dealers," O'Brien said.
O'Brien also credited past chairman Paul Hylbert. "We could not have gotten to this point without his steady hand and vision for the association," O'Brien said.
In addition to Fesler, the other members of the 2009-2010 NLBMDA executive committee are:
• Chair-Elect: Joseph Collings, Ferguson Lumber, Rockville, Ind.;• Vice Chair: Cally Coleman Fromme, Zarsky Lumber, Victoria, Texas; • Treasurer: Linda Nussbaum, Kleet Lumber, Huntington, N.Y.;• Manufacturers & Services Council Chair: Bill Pohl, Princeton Delivery Systems, Canal Winchester, Ohio;• Federated Association Executives Chair: Geri Adams, Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, Englewood, Colo.;• Immediate Past Chair: Paul Hylbert Jr., ProBuild Holdings, Denver; and• President: Michael O'Brien, NLBMDA, Washington, D.C.