PRESIDENTS COUNCIL - Key Persons


Boyden Moore

Job Titles:
  • President / ORGILL INC. - USA
  • President, ORGILL, INC

Cally Coleman Fromme

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Vice President Communications / ZARSKY LUMBER COMPANY / KODIAK BUILDING PARTNERS - USA

Curt Powell - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Presidents Council Team
After a 16 year career as a Home Improvement retail executive, including positions from store manager, buying manager to Area Vice President - South West Area with Wickes Lumber as well as Sr. VP and General Manager Home Center Division at Edward Hines Lumber, Curt founded the Presidents Council together with one of his long-time suppliers, Don Miller. For 29 years the Presidents Council has worked to realize their vision of bringing buyers and sellers together in the industry.

Darryl Jenkins - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • President

Dave Christmas

Job Titles:
  • President / DISTRIBUTION AMERICA - USA

Dennis Orem

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / JERRY's HOME IMPROVEMENT - USA

Dent Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Merchandising / DO IT BEST Corp. - USA
  • Vice President of Merchandising, DO IT BEST CORP

Francisco Torres

Job Titles:
  • Executive VP of Merchandising

G. Richard Russell

Job Titles:
  • President / MILLARD LUMBER - USA

Geff Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • VP Sales & Marketing / LANCASTER - USA

Harvey Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Trading Director

Heath Ashenfelter

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • EVP & Chief Merchandising Office / FLEET FARM - USA

Igor Halencak

Job Titles:
  • EVP Merchandising & Marketing, LOWE's CANADA

Jack Foxworth

Job Titles:
  • Executive VP & CFO / FOXWORTH - GALBRAITH - USA

James Inglis

Job Titles:
  • Chairman & CEO / INGLIS FOUNDATION - USA

Joel Marks

Job Titles:
  • Vice President Merchandise Hardlines / HOME HARDWARE STORES LIMITED - Canada
  • Vice President Merchandise Hardlines, HOME HARDWARE STORES LIMITED

John Bakke

Job Titles:
  • VP Merchandising / NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT - USA

John Hartmann

Job Titles:
  • CEO / BED BATH & BEYOND - USA

John Wade

Job Titles:
  • National Product Sales & New Business Development Manager / DO IT BEST Corp. - USA

Julie Pavletich - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Presidents Council Team
  • Vice President Marketing
Julie is a marketing, advertising and branding geek and is one of those odd people who actually likes to watch commercials. She has an extensive client services background, and has had the good fortune to have worked on some of the world's most recognizable consumer brands. Her favorite (and only) child, Ellie, is an entertaining teenager, and her interests include friends, a social beverage, and her dogs - Yellow Lab, Trixie and Pitmix, Adele.

Kane Calamari

Job Titles:
  • VP Retail Operations & New Business / ACE HARDWARE - USA

Luc Nantel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Vice President Merchandising

Mark Wasson

Job Titles:
  • VP Sourcing & Product Management / BLUE LINX CO.

Markus Vieler

Job Titles:
  • Spokesman to the Managing Director

Mitch Jolley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • CEO / LANCASTER - USA

Paul Hylbert

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Chairman / KODIAK BUILDING PARTNERS - USA
  • Kodiak Building Partners Chairman
Hylbert started his career with Wickes where he spent 21 years. He served sequentially as chief executive of the Wickes Europe, Wickes Lumber, and Sequoia Supply subsidiaries before leading a leveraged buy-out of the latter to form PrimeSource in 1987. He was the CEO of PrimeSource from 1987 until 1999. After the sale of PrimeSource, he joined Lanoga Corporation in 2001 where he served as CEO until the formation of ProBuild in 2006. Starting as COO, he later became CEO in January of 2007 where he remained until his retirement in October of 2010. He remained on the ProBuild board until May 2011 when he resigned to form Kodiak Building Partners. Hylbert currently serves as Kodiak Building Partners Chairman. He is a past NLBMDA Chairman and has served on several committees and task groups over the years. He currently serves on the NLBMDA Building Task Group and on the LuDPAC Board of Trustees. Source: https://www.lbmjournal.com/nlbmda-honors-paul-hylbert-with-chairmans-award/

Richard Snowden

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Vice President Sales / WALLACE HARDWARE CO. - USA

Steve Markley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Executive Vice President / DO IT BEST - USA

Steve Powell - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Presidents Council Team
  • President
Steve has been with the Presidents Council for 22+ years, and is now living and working in South Florida. In addition working with the Advisory Board and Buying Day programs, he leads many of the "pioneering projects" helping suppliers enter new markets between North America, Europe and Asia.

Steve Synnott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • President & CEO / PRO GROUP INC. - USA

Sylvain Salles

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Dir. of Development - New Markets

Tim Buchheit

Job Titles:
  • Chairman & CEO / BUCHHEIT INC. - USA

Tony Laguardia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • VP of Fixing