BlueLinx Appoints Andrew Wamser As Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer-Elect

By Staff Writer Atlanta Trend

• Jul 27, 2023

BlueLinx Holdings announced that Andrew Wamser has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer-Elect. Mr. Wamser will assume the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on August 4, 2023. Mr. Wamser will be based at BlueLinx headquarters in the Atlanta metro-area and will report directly to Shyam Reddy, President, and CEO.

Mr. Wamser brings more than 20 years of global financial, commercial, and operational experience to BlueLinx. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mativ Holdings, a global specialty materials company, where he was responsible for external SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, procurement, corporate development, and investor relations. Previously, Mr. Wamser served as Vice President, Finance, Treasurer, and Investor Relations, at AutoNation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wamser was an investment banker at UBS and then served in a variety of senior-level investment banking roles at Barclays Capital PLC, where he was a Managing Director that supported clients in the Global Industrials Group.

“Andy is a proven public company executive who brings significant financial expertise and unique capital markets experience within the broader industrials sector to the role of CFO,” said Shyam Reddy, President, and CEO of BlueLinx. “His strategic mindset and understanding of BlueLinx’s opportunities will make him a valuable partner in our ongoing efforts to drive commercial growth and operational excellence across our organization and develop market-leading positions of scale across our two-step building materials distribution platform. I am thrilled to welcome Andy to the BlueLinx team.”

“BlueLinx is a well-respected, high-performance organization committed to long-term value creation for its shareholders,” stated Mr. Wamser, incoming CFO of BlueLinx. “I look forward to working with Shyam, our executive leadership team, and the entire finance organization as we execute on BlueLinx’s long-term strategic growth initiatives, while positioning the business for continued profitable growth.”

“On behalf of our Board and management team, I want to thank Kelly for her contributions to BlueLinx,” continued Mr. Reddy. “We appreciate her support in ensuring a smooth transition and wish her well in her future endeavors.”