Proven Operations, Sales and Marketing Leader to Leverage more than 25
Years of Lumber and Building Materials Experience with Public and
Private Companies
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/search?q=%24COO&src=ctag” target=”_blank”gt;$COOlt;/agt; lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/COO?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#COOlt;/agt;–American
Construction Source (ACS), a leading national building materials
platform for custom home builders and repair and remodel contractors,
backed by Angeles
Equity Partners and Clearlake
Capital Group, today announced Tom
Tolleson has been named Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly
to ACS CEO James
Drexinger. Mr. Tolleson brings decades of expertise leading lumber
and building materials organizations to develop lean operations, deploy
effective sales and marketing programs, identify organic and inorganic
growth opportunities, and integrate mergers and acquisitions.
“Tom is well known and widely respected for his ability to expand
opportunities within the current customer base, cultivate new customer
targets, mobilize resources to achieve profitable growth, and foster
lasting customer relationships through collaboration,” said Mr.
Drexinger. “ACS continues investing in experienced
leaders from the building materials distribution industry to optimize
the customer experience and performance of our business.”
“I am excited about the opportunity at ACS to help create a high
performance organization by leveraging best practices across the
company, developing our talent, and simplifying our operational model,”
said Mr.
Tolleson. “ACS remains focused on delivering the best
possible service to our customers and great opportunities for our
employees.”
Mr. Tolleson most recently served as Midwest Division President at ACS
portfolio company Meek’s
Lumber Company. Prior to joining Meek’s, he served in senior sales,
marketing and operations leadership roles at BMC
Stock Holdings, Bison
Building Materials, and Copeland
Lumber Yards. Tolleson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Jacksonville
State University in Alabama.
About American Construction Source (ACS)
ACS American Construction Source is a lumber and building materials
(LBM) distributor with 70+
locations in 7 states serving the needs of custom home builders,
repair & remodel contractors, and DIY consumers. ACS provides lumber and
building materials (LBM) businesses the resources, leverage, and focus
to make their ideas happen. Recognizing the value and heritage of deep,
local customer relationships as a strong foundation for growth, ACS best
practices are designed to leverage shared strengths, drive operational
excellence, and motivate performance to create a leading building
products distributor with a national footprint and the industry’s best
customer experience. ACS is backed by Angeles
Equity Partners and Clearlake
Capital Group. Learn more online at www.acs-lbm.com.
About Angeles Equity Partners, LLC
Angeles Equity Partners, LLC is a private equity firm that invests in
companies across a wide range of sectors and specifically targets
businesses which it believes can directly benefit from the firm’s
strategic, operational and M&A capabilities. The Angeles skill set
drives the firm’s investment philosophy and, in its view, can help
businesses reach their full potential. Learn more online at www.angelesequity.com.
About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a leading private investment firm
founded in 2006. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to
partner with world-class management teams by providing patient,
long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from
Clearlake’s operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm’s
core target sectors are industrials and energy; software and
technology-enabled services; and consumer. Clearlake has managed over $9
billion of institutional capital since inception and its senior
investment principals have led or co-led over 100 investments. More
information is available at www.clearlake.com.
Contacts
Trenton Waterhouse
623.523.1672
[email protected]
