– USA, GA – GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS), a leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products, today announced the appointment of Randy Melville to its Board as an independent member, effective November 6, 2020.
“We are pleased to welcome Randy Melville to the GMS Inc. Board of Directors,” said Non-Executive Chairman, John Gavin. “His extensive sales, marketing and operations experience in distribution businesses will be extremely valuable to our Board. We look forward to Randy’s significant contributions as a director.”
About Randolph Melville
Mr. Melville most recently served as SVP and General Manager for the Western Division of PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America until his retirement in 2017. In that position, he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s western division performance including sales, operations, supply chain, finance, human resources, and strategic planning. Before this role, Mr. Melville, who joined Frito-Lay in 1993, served in numerous positions of increasing responsibility covering operations, sales, and marketing, customer engagement, and strategy. He also served as VP, Urban/Ethnic marketing for PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay, from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Melville has also served as SVP at Maytag Corporation and held various leadership positions in sales and marketing with Procter & Gamble Distributing Company earlier in his career.
Mr. Melville currently serves as the Lead Independent Director of Saia, Inc., a logistics services company, and on the Board of Trustees of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also previously served as an independent director and member of the compensation committee of Interline Brands, Inc.
About GMS
Founded in 1971, GMS operates a network of more than 260 distribution centers across the United States and Canada. GMS’s extensive product offering of wallboard, suspended ceilings systems, or ceilings, and complementary construction products is designed to provide a comprehensive one-stop-shop for our core customer, the interior contractor who installs these products in commercial and residential buildings.
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