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Attendees of the Do it Best October Market had the chance to sit in on the annual shareholders’ meeting and elect new members to the Indiana co-op’s board of directors.
At the meeting, four new members were elected and one was re-elected to the Do it Best Corp. 2016 Board of Directors. The board comprises 12 directors. The new directors are:
Eli Bliffert, elected to a three-year term. Bliffert currently serves as co-owner and vice president of Bliffert Lumber & Hardware, a Do it Best member since 2008 with five locations in southeast Wisconsin.
Richard McCoy, elected to a two-year term. McCoy is the owner and president of Orme Do it Best Hardware, a Do it Best member since 1963 with seven stores throughout eastern Ohio.
Douglas Mans, elected to a three-year term; he is the owner and president of Mans Lumber and Millwork, a Do it Best member since 1982 with two locations in Michigan.
Jeff Pardini, elected a three-year term. Pardini is the owner, president and CEO of Hills Flat Lumber, a Do it Best member since 1991 with two locations in California.
John Holmes, re-elected to a third term of three years. Holmes is the owner of Holmes Building Materials, a Do it Best member since 1995 with three locations throughout Louisiana.
“As the only full service co-op in the industry, our directors reflect the diverse nature of our membership, and that is certainly the case with each of the successful, independent entrepreneurs joining or continuing to serve on the board this year,” says Do it Best Corp. president and CEO Bob Taylor. “We look forward to them contributing to the long-term success of the co-op at such an important level, and we are incredibly appreciative of the service and guidance provided by the outgoing directors they are replacing.”
The four outgoing board members are Tom Brown, Howard Miller, Scott Parker and Randy Skinner.
