(Vancouver, B.C.) Mr. Jeff Booth, President and CEO of BuildDirect, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Karl Larsen to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Larsen has 20 years of technical, sales, and management experience in heavy industrial manufacturing and is currently President of CESCO Chemicals, Inc. After several years of selling to the Petrochemical, Food Processing and Pulp and Paper industries, Mr. Larsen was promoted to Vice President of Sales for Chemical Services Northwest, thereafter increasing the size of the company by 300 percent in three years. In 1992, Mr. Larsen acquired all assets of CESCO, Inc. and formed CESCO Chemicals, Inc. The Company has grown substantially from a regional specialty chemical company and is selling nationally to the U.S. and Canadian markets. The company is currently working on selling products within China. As President, Mr. Larsen oversees a multidisciplinary group of Chemical Engineers, Chemists, Biologists, Scientists, and Sales Professionals with significant experience working for large specialty chemical corporations, research and development centers, consulting firms, and heavy industry.
About BuildDirect
BuildDirect.com is a comprehensive online destination for quality construction materials. The Company strives to be the building industry’s ultimate source for volume buyers worldwide by providing customers the highest quality products at the lowest possible prices. BuildDirect’s complete end-to-end solution for the purchase and delivery of products includes full customer service, product expertise, warranty support, worldwide delivery with shipment monitoring, and an integrated logistics platform supplying all transportation costs before ordering.
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Colin Laughlan
Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
BuildDirect
Ste. 1900 - 570 Granville Street
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6C 3P1
Phone: (604) 662-8100
Fax: (604) 662-8142
