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OFFICE: TEN: Tenon Announces Management Changes
Tenon Announces Management Changes
21 May 2015
Today Tenon announced senior management leadership changes, with the
appointment of Tony Johnston to the position of President Tenon Asia-
Pacific, and Dennis Berry to the position of President Tenon North America -
each reporting directly to the Tenon Board of Directors.
Luke Moriarty, Tenon's Chairman, said "With the business re-engineering of
our North American activities now well advanced, Tony Johnston, who has been
temporarily resident in the US through-out this period, has returned to New
Zealand to lead the strategic development of Tenon's southern hemisphere
activities. Tony has taken the new role of President Tenon Asia-Pacific,
where he will have prime responsibility for increasing our footprint in the
Asia Pacific region. We see considerable opportunity to enhance the breadth
of Tenon's existing activities in these markets, and Tony is charged with
making that happen. Tony is ideally placed to do this, given his extensive
global industry experience in wood products manufacturing and channel
distribution."
In relation to the appointment of Dennis Berry to the new role of President
Tenon North America, Mr Moriarty said "Dennis has over 30 years industry
experience, operating in both the retail and new home construction segments
of the wood products distribution market. He has been with The Empire Company
(Tenon's leading US-based retail and pro-dealer distribution entity) for
almost 20 years, where he has led all of Empire's national home centre
activities. In his new role, taking the helm as CEO of Empire, Dennis will
have 'day-to-day' operational responsibility for all of Tenon's North
American activities, with a full mandate to grow the size and profitability
of these businesses."
Empire has now increased its channel focus on two distinct segments -
pro-dealer (focusing on servicing participants in the new home construction
market) and national home centre (focusing on the DIY/retail market). In
announcing management changes consistent with this new focus, Mr Berry said
"Dan Nelson, who has been responsible for the sales growth in Empire's
pro-dealer business for the past 10 years, has now been appointed Senior Vice
President for Empire's pro-dealer activities (excluding Texas), with full
accountability for profitability and growth. Our regional Pro-dealer
activities have more than doubled in size since the last cycle, and we
believe we are well positioned to do that again. Dan will be ensuring we are
fully resourced to access the significant growth opportunity we see over the
next 2-3 years."
Mr Berry also announced the appointment of Terry Bailey, as General Manager
of Southwest Mouldings, Tenon's Texas-focused, pro-dealer business. Dennis
said "Terry has led the sales team at Southwest for the past decade, and his
intimate customer and local Texas knowledge will ensure that Southwest
maintains its leading regional industry position. Southwest is also looking
to achieve step-out growth, and Terry and his team are well positioned to
enable this."
Consequent on Mr Berry's new role, Jeff Leys has been appointed Senior Vice
President of Empire's national home centre activities. Dennis said "Jeff has
been with Empire for 10 years, and has a strong understanding of the
demanding day-to-day product and service delivery levels required to be met
in our national home centre activities. He has driven growth in new
categories for us (e.g. stair parts) and will now also take on responsibility
for product category expansion in our retail activities."
These role changes are effective immediately.
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