Palmer-Donavin names new vice president of operations

Palmer-Donavin has named Tom Bartlett as its new vice president of operations. 

At the start of the year, the building products distributor and manufacturer announced an organizational restructuring with the integration of customer service teams and sales management.

"The executive team has added Tom Bartlett to serve as our new vice president of operations, as we continue the journey of bringing our leadership team together as one,” said Robyn Pollina, CEO of Palmer-Donavin. “Our operations team is critical to our future strategic success, and we welcome Tom’s  insights and knowledge as a member of the executive team.” 

The Columbus, Ohio-based company said the updates have proven to offer the desired results and enabled the team to leverage strengths between the building materials and door divisions. 

To continue the integration, an executive level operations position was developed, the company said.

"I'm excited about Tom's new role and added responsibility,” said Matt Butzier, COO of Palmer Donavin. “Tom brings a wealth of experience and an excellent track record of developing processes and procedures that focuses on continued improvement and employee development. Tom will help to unify  our operations teams while focusing on the singular goal of servicing our customers’ changing needs." 

Tom Bartlett added, “While there are two distinct models for our divisions, the goal is to achieve economies of scale. We plan to build on our synergies, develop best practices, and achieve more efficient processes. These, among other initiatives, will allow us to continue to be a leader in our industry  and offer best-in-class customer service.”