Christopher Kelly Wall
On May 13, 2025, BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, effective May 19, 2025, Christopher Kelly Wall will join the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
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BlueLinx Q2 net sales up 4.4% to $814M; adjusted EPS $1.15 vs $0.70 YoY
Net sales $814M (+4.4% YoY); gross margin 17.2% (up 190 bps) including $7.2M import duty benefit.
BlueLinx director Mitchell B. Lewis fails re-election vote; Board unanimously rejects resignation
Lewis received 2,604,527 votes 'for' vs. 3,325,567 'against'; did not get majority of votes cast.
BlueLinx reports Q1 net sales $731M (+3.1% YoY), adj. EBITDA $23.5M, net loss $0.18/sh
Net sales $731M (+3.1% YoY); gross margin 15.9% (up 20 bps YoY).
BlueLinx reports Q4 net loss $8.6M, FY adjusted EBITDA $83M vs $131M prior year
Q4 net sales $716M (+0.7% YoY), net loss $(8.6)M vs net income $5.3M prior Q4.
BlueLinx amends bylaws to adopt majority voting for uncontested director elections
Effective February 3, 2026, Board amended Third Amended and Restated Bylaws.
BlueLinx CCO Michael Wilson retiring Aug 2026; Leo Oei appointed as new CCO effective Jan 5
Michael Wilson, CCO, signed Transition Agreement on Dec 12, 2025; retirement effective Aug 1, 2026.
BlueLinx Q3 net income drops 89% to $1.7M; acquires Disdero for $96M
Net sales $749M (+0.2% YoY); net income $1.7M ($0.20 EPS) vs $16.0M ($1.87 EPS) in Q3 2024.
BlueLinx acquires Disdero Lumber for ~$96M; expected immediately accretive
Purchase price ~$96M in cash; net ~$88M after expected $8M tax benefits.
BlueLinx appoints Christina Corley to Board of Directors, effective Sept 22, 2025
Christina Corley elected to BlueLinx Board effective Sept 22, 2025, term through 2026 annual meeting.
BlueLinx enters new $350M ABL credit facility maturing 2030
New five-year $350M secured ABL facility replaces existing $350M credit facility expiring 2026.
BlueLinx Q2 net income $4.3M, down 70% YoY; announces $50M buyback
Net sales $780M (+2% YoY); net income $4.3M ($0.54 diluted EPS) vs $14.3M ($1.65) in Q2 2024.
BlueLinx changes 2025 PBRSU metric from EBITDA/ROWC to relative TSR
Committee replaced 2025 PBRSU performance measure from cumulative Adjusted EBITDA/average ROWC to relative TSR against a peer group.
BlueLinx stockholders elect all eight director nominees and ratify auditor at 2025 annual meeting
All eight director nominees elected; votes ranged from 5.4M to 6.2M in favor with 925K broker non-votes.
BlueLinx appoints Christopher Kelly Wall as CFO and Treasurer effective May 19, 2025
Christopher Kelly Wall named SVP, CFO, and Treasurer, effective May 19, 2025.
BlueLinx Q1 net income drops 84% to $2.8M; gross margin 15.7% vs 17.6% YoY
Net sales $709M (-2% YoY); net income $2.8M ($0.33 diluted EPS) vs $17.5M ($2.00) YoY.
BlueLinx reports Q4 net income $5.3M ($0.62 diluted EPS); FY24 adj. EBITDA $131M
Q4 net sales $711M, net income $5.3M, adjusted net income $5.2M ($0.61 adj. diluted EPS).
BlueLinx CFO Andrew Wamser resigns; CAO Kimberly DeBrock named interim CFO
Andrew Wamser resigns as SVP, CFO and Treasurer effective January 24, 2025 to pursue external opportunity.
BlueLinx General Counsel Tricia Kinney to depart Dec 28, 2024; receives $410K severance
Tricia A. Kinney, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, will end employment on Dec 28, 2024.
BlueLinx Q3 net sales $747M (-8% YoY), diluted EPS $1.87, adjusted EBITDA $37M (4.9% of sales)
Net income $16M, diluted EPS $1.87; adjusted EPS $1.95 vs $2.98 a year ago.
BlueLinx Q2 net income falls to $14M from $24M YoY; structural margins compress
Net sales $768M (-6% YoY); net income $14M ($1.65 diluted EPS) vs $24M ($2.70) prior year.
BlueLinx stockholders elect all nine directors, ratify E&Y, approve say-on-pay at annual meeting
All nine director nominees elected with >5.6M votes each; broker non-votes of 630,381.
BlueLinx Q1 net sales $726M (-9% YoY), adjusted EPS $2.14, includes $7M duty benefit
Net sales $726M, -9% YoY; net income $17M ($2.00 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $19M ($2.14 adjusted diluted EPS).
BlueLinx Q4 net loss $18M on pension charge; FY net income sinks 83% to $49M
Q4 net loss $18M ($2.08 EPS) vs prior year net income $32M ($3.50 EPS); includes $30.4M one-time pension settlement.
BlueLinx amends bylaws to align with SEC universal proxy rules and update nomination procedures
Updated director nomination procedures to comply with SEC Rule 14a-19 universal proxy requirements.
BlueLinx Board approves new $100 million share repurchase authorization
New $100M share repurchase program approved; prior $100M program completed early October 2023.
BlueLinx Q3 net sales down 24% to $810M; adjusted EPS $2.98 vs $6.56 YoY
Net sales $810M (-24% YoY); net income $24M ($2.71 diluted) vs $60M ($6.38) prior year.
BlueLinx to hold annual Say-on-Pay votes following stockholder vote
Majority of votes at 2023 Annual Meeting favored annual Say-on-Pay votes.
BlueLinx appoints Kimberly A. DeBrock as VP and Chief Accounting Officer
Appointment effective September 29, 2023; DeBrock had been consulting for the company since July 2023.
BlueLinx Q2 net sales drop 34% to $816M; net income falls to $24M from $71M YoY
Net sales $816M, down $423M or 34% YoY; net income $24M ($2.70 diluted EPS) vs $71M ($7.48) prior year.
BlueLinx appoints Andrew Wamser as CFO; Kelly Janzen to depart Aug. 31, 2023
Kelly Janzen resigns as CFO and Treasurer effective Aug. 4, 2023; will provide advisory services through Aug. 31.
BlueLinx amends credit facility to replace LIBOR with SOFR as reference rate
Entered into Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on June 27, 2023.
BlueLinx CAO Adam K Bowen resigns effective August 1, 2023
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Adam K Bowen resigns to pursue other opportunities.
All nine director nominees elected; votes ranged from 5.2M to 5.9M in favor.
BlueLinx Chief People Officer Kevin A. Henry resigns, effective June 2, 2023
Kevin A. Henry, Chief People Officer, notified BlueLinx of his resignation on May 15, 2023.
BlueLinx Q1 sales fall 39% to $798M; net income drops to $18M from $133M
Diluted EPS $1.94 GAAP, adjusted diluted EPS $2.53; YoY comparisons from $13.19 GAAP.
BlueLinx CEO Dwight Gibson departs; Shyam K. Reddy appointed as President and CEO
Dwight Gibson departs as President and CEO effective March 21, 2023; treated as termination without cause with severance.
BlueLinx Q4 net sales down 13% YoY; adjusted EPS $3.97; Q1 volumes down ~15%
Q4 net sales $848M (-13% YoY); net income $32M ($3.50 diluted EPS) vs $74M ($7.30) prior year.
Employment end date moved from Dec 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023 via Amended Transition Agreement.
BlueLinx Q3 net sales +9% to $1.1B, EPS $6.38 (+35%); acquired Vandermeer for $67M
Net sales $1.1B (+9% YoY), net income $60M ($6.38 diluted EPS) vs $47M ($4.74).
BlueLinx discusses Vandermeer acquisition; no terms disclosed
BlueLinx to hold conference call on Oct 4, 2022 at 8:30 AM ET to discuss its Vandermeer acquisition.
BlueLinx acquires Vandermeer Forest Products for $67M; expects immediate EPS accretion
Purchase price $67.0M ($63.4M for business + $3.6M for real estate), funded with cash on hand.
Transition Agreement provides $507,264 lump sum (1x base salary), 2022 STI bonus, and accelerated vesting of 21,821 time-based RSUs.
BlueLinx appoints two new directors, expanding board from six to eight
Board size increased to eight; Marietta Edmunds Zakas and Keith A. Haas appointed effective Aug 31, 2022.
BlueLinx Q2 EPS $7.48 vs $11.61 YoY; specialty sales up 17% offset structural decline
Net income $71M ($7.48 diluted EPS) vs $113M ($11.61) Q2 2021.
BlueLinx hosts Investor Day, presentation outlines strategic vision
Investor Day held June 2, 2022; presentation titled 'A Whole New Blue' furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
BlueLinx annual meeting elects six directors, ratifies auditor, approves say-on-pay
All six director nominees elected; Dominic DiNapoli received 5.48M votes for, 495K withheld.
BlueLinx Q1 net sales $1.3B (+27%), diluted EPS $13.19 (+110%), record Adj. EBITDA $202M
Net sales of $1.3B (+27% YoY); diluted EPS of $13.19 (+110% from $6.28).
BlueLinx increases buyback authorization to $100M, enters $60M accelerated share repurchase
Board raised share repurchase authorization from $25M to $100M, expiring end of fiscal 2023.
BlueLinx appoints Adam K. Bowen as VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Adam K. Bowen appointed VP & Chief Accounting Officer effective March 23, 2022.
BlueLinx reports record Q4 & FY2021: EPS $7.30 (+258%), sales $973M (+12%)
Q4 net sales $973M (+12% YoY); diluted EPS $7.30 (up 258% from $2.04).
On May 13, 2025, BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, effective May 19, 2025, Christopher Kelly Wall will join the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
The Company’s Board of Directors has designated Ms. Kimberly A. DeBrock, the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer on an interim basis, effective as of January 25, 2025, until a new principal financial officer is designated.
On January 8, 2025, R. Andrew Wamser, Jr., Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (“BlueLinx” or the “Company”), provided notice of his decision to resign from the Company to pursue another opportunity.
Ms. Kinney will end her employment with the Company effective December 28, 2024
On September 29, 2023, the Board of Directors of BlueLinx Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Kimberly A. DeBrock to serve as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
R. Andrew Wamser, Jr. will join the Company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer-Elect
Kelly C. Janzen, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, informed the Company that she will resign, effective August 31, 2023, to pursue other opportunities
On June 9, 2023, Adam K Bowen, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, provided notice of his decision to resign from BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) to pursue other opportunities.
On May 15, 2023, Kevin A. Henry, Chief People Officer, provided notice of his decision to resign from BlueLinx Holdings Inc., effective June 2, 2023.
the Company announced the departure of Dwight Gibson from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective March 21, 2023
Shyam K. Reddy, the Company’s existing Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary will succeed Mr. Gibson as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
extending the date on which Mr. Reddy will end his employment with the Company from December 31, 2022 (the “ Original Separation Date ”), to June 30, 2023 (the “ Modified Separation Date ”)
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