FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 Contact:  Phil Cox

                          August 9, 2004                                               Vice President of Operations

                                                                                                  (503) 584-2000

 

 

Keith Brown Building Materials Adds Two Members to Corporate Team

 

            SALEM, OR – Keith Brown Building Materials has recruited Rich Fisher as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Dave Carpenter as Inventory Control and Purchasing Manager,

            Fisher’s position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing is a key position that will enable Keith Brown to increase its market share in the building supply business. Fisher has an extensive background in sales, marketing and general management. He previously owned and operated Pacific Tape Company. Fisher attended both Oregon State University and Portland State University where he obtained a BS and MBA in Business.

            Dave Carpenter brings over 20 years experience to his new position as Inventory Control and Purchasing Manager. He has worked in a variety of positions in the building industry as well as owning his own professional contractor business.

            Founded in 1928, Keith Brown Building Materials is privately owned and headquartered in Salem, Oregon. Sales in 2003 were $51 million. The company employs 185 people at 12 locations and corporate office. It operates lumberyards in Tracy, Oakdale, Empire, Madera, Visalia and Lindsay, California, and Portland, Molalla, Salem, Corvallis and Medford, Oregon. The company also has a discount building materials outlet in Salem, Oregon.

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