Shyam K. Reddy, 51, became President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed to the Board effective March 2023. Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary from March 2022 to March 2023. Previously, Mr. Reddy served as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary of the Company from May 2019 to March 2022 and Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer from April 2018 to May 2019. Mr. Reddy served as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of the Company from May 2017 to April 2018, and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company from June 2015 until May 2017. Prior to joining BlueLinx, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Euramax International, Inc. (the predecessor of OmniMax International, LLC), from March 2013 to March 2015. Before joining Euramax International, Inc., Mr. Reddy was the Regional Administrator of the Southeast Sunbelt Region of the U.S. General Services Administration from March 2010 to March 2013. Mr. Reddy practiced corporate law in the Atlanta office of Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP from August 2000 to March 2010, when he left as a partner. Mr. Reddy received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, a Master of Public Health degree from Emory University, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia. Mr. Reddy s positions as our President and Chief Executive Officer and his previous business and industry experience qualify him to serve on, and be a valuable member of, our Board.