Wright promoted Mike Taylor to its new vice president of operations. In his new role, Taylor will oversee engineering, production and human resources.

XL Construction, a leading Northern California builder, has appointed Carol McKenna, a 20+ year human resources veteran, as Vice President of People in its Organizational Development Group.

GMS Inc., a leading North American specialty building products distributor, announced today that Leigh Dobbs has been named Chief Human Resources Officer for GMS, effective Sept. 6.

AD members gathered at the 2022 AD Finance, HR & IT Summit from June 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix hotel to attend educational sessions and share best practices with fellow finance, HR and IT leaders in independent distribution. AD welcomed over 200 attendees from 110 companies across all AD industries in the U.S. and Canada to the summit.

Industrial Scientific, a gas detection service, announced Lisa Brooks as the vice president of human resources.