Robert E. Mellor Joins Stock Building Supply Board of Directors
Stock Building Supply Holdings, LLC (“Stock”), a leading supplier of
building materials to professional home builders and contractors in the
United States that is jointly owned by The Gores Group and Wolseley PLC,
today announced that Robert E. Mellor has joined its board of directors.
Mr. Mellor, who was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Building Materials Holding Corporation, was brought into the company to
provide expertise on expanding Stock’s business opportunities and to
help position the company for anticipated future growth.
“We are very excited about the potential to grow Stock and have been
seeing a lot of growth and acquisition opportunities in the marketplace.
Adding Rob Mellor to our Board of Directors will help us capitalize on
some of those opportunities,” said Tim Meyer, Chairman of the Stock
board of directors and a Managing Director of The Gores Group. “Stock
has a clear set of strategic priorities, great employees and a terrific
management team in place. The addition of Rob Mellor greatly enhances
our prospects for future growth and expansion.”
Under Gores ownership, Stock has embarked upon an ambitious
transformation program. After spending the 2nd half of 2009
focused on restructuring, removing over $200 million of cost, Stock has
identified 2010 as a year of aggressive expansion. “With our lean cost
structure and liquidity position, we are well positioned to take
advantage of acquisition opportunities and improving conditions in the
housing market. Our focus this year is to strengthen and extend our
market footprint,” said Joe Appelmann, Stock’s President and CEO.
Mr. Appelmann added, “Rob Mellor brings extensive management experience
and knowledge of the real estate, building supply and home building
industries to the company. His addition will be beneficial in many ways,
including helping to identify and better understand the needs of Stock’s
current and future customers. We are very fortunate to have him as part
of our team.”
Mr. Mellor also serves on the board of directors of The Ryland Group,
Inc., one of the nation’s largest homebuilders. He is also on the board
of directors and lead director of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, a New
York Stock Exchange Company with headquarters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Mr. Mellor has also served as counsel at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in
San Francisco. He received a B.A. in economics from Westminster College
in Fulton, Missouri and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University.
About Stock Building Supply
Raleigh, NC-headquartered Stock Building Supply, a Gores Group portfolio
company, is a leading supplier of building materials and solutions to
service-minded professional home builders and contractors in the United
States. Stock combines the most knowledgeable associates and efficient
infrastructure to ensure it delivers the highest value possible to
customers. Stock operates multiple convenient locations in 19 markets
including Washington, DC; Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte and
Winston-Salem/Greensboro, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA; Paradise,
PA; Richmond, VA; Greenville and Columbia, SC; Albuquerque, NM; Salt
Lake City and Southern UT; Spokane/Northern Idaho; and Austin, Amarillo,
Houston, Lubbock and San Antonio, TX. For more information visit: www.stockbuildingsupply.com.
About The Gores Group, LLC
Founded in 1987, The Gores Group, LLC is a private equity firm focused
on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses
which can benefit from the firm’s operating experience and flexible
capital base. The firm combines the operational expertise and detailed
due diligence capabilities of a strategic buyer with the seasoned M&A
team of a traditional financial buyer. The Gores Group, LLC has become a
leading investor having demonstrated over time a reliable track record
of creating substantial value in its portfolio companies alongside
management. The firm’s current private equity fund has committed equity
capital of $1.7 billion. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, The
Gores Group, LLC maintains offices in Boulder, Colorado and London. For
more information, please visit www.gores.com.
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