Foundation Building Materials

Mr. Gorey is the Chief Financial Officer at FBM and has 30 years of industry experience. Prior to starting the Company in 2011 with Mr. Mendoza, Mr. Gorey served as the Chief Financial Officer of AMS, a leading distributor of drywall, acoustical suspended ceiling systems and other related building products. Mr. Gorey originally joined AMS in 1986 and assumed the Chief Financial Officer role in 2001 after several years as AMS’ Controller. Prior to AMS, Mr. Gorey worked for Barry McKinley and Associates, an accounting firm. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Mr. Demirkaya was appointed Chief Accounting Officer in May 2020. Mr. Demirkaya joined the Company as Vice President of Finance and Accounting in December 2014. During his tenure, Mr. Demirkaya has been instrumental in building the Accounting and Finance functions, including the implementation of scalable systems and business intelligence platforms for the Company. Before joining FBM, Mr. Demirkaya held financial roles with increasing responsibility, most recently as Director of Finance-West Division at Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (“Beacon”), a publicly traded distributor of commercial and residential roofing products. Prior to Beacon, Mr. Demirkaya was Assistant Corporate Controller for Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (“Clean Energy”), a publicly traded provider of natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicle fleets in the United States and Canada. Prior to Clean Energy, Mr. Demirkaya was an Audit Manager at Ernst and Young LLP. Mr. Demirkaya earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Demirkaya is also a licensed CPA (inactive) in the state of California.

Mr. Welly is the Chief Operating Officer at FBM and has 37 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the Company as Chief Operating Officer in 2013, Mr. Welly served as Vice President of U.S. Operations for Winroc-SPI from 2001 to 2013. Prior to Winroc-SPI, Mr. Welly served in executive sales and marketing roles at AMS beginning in 1987. He has served on numerous Armstrong, Chicago Metallic and Sto advisory councils. He graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Communications. He has also attended the Executive Management Program at Kellogg School at Northwestern.

Mr. Tilley is Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel at FBM. Prior to joining the Company in 2016, Mr. Tilley was the Vice President of Legal Affairs for Mophie, a technology company, and led the sale of Mophie to ZAGG, Inc. From 2009 until 2015, when he joined Mophie, Mr. Tilley was Assistant General Counsel for Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc., a flexible printed circuit board manufacturer with operations in the United States, Asia and Europe. Mr. Tilley graduated from the Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University and has a Bachelor of Arts in History from California State University, Long Beach.

Mr. Mendoza is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at FBM and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to founding our company in 2011, Mr. Mendoza served as the Chief Executive Officer of AMS, a leading distributor of wallboard, acoustical suspended ceiling systems, lath and plaster products, doors and other building products. Mr. Mendoza originally joined AMS in 1991 and assumed the Chief Executive Officer role in 2003 after several years as AMS’ Vice President and Sales Manager. AMS grew significantly under Mr. Mendoza’s leadership, particularly across the West Coast and Northern Mexico through greenfields and strategic acquisitions. Mr. Mendoza attended California State University and has completed executive education at Harvard Business School (Strategy), Wharton School of Business (Management) and Northwestern (Marketing). Mr. Mendoza will also become a director upon the listing of our common stock.

As our Chief Executive Officer and founder, Mr. Mendoza brings a deep understanding of our business, operations and strategic planning to the board. Mr. Mendoza also has extensive industry experience gained over 25 years, including through his prior service as Chief Executive Officer of AMS. Mr. Mendoza’s board service will also provide a direct and open channel of communications between the board and management.

Mr. Carpenter is the Vice President of Business Development at FBM, a position he has held since 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Carpenter was a Regional Vice President from 2013 to 2015. Prior to joining the Company in 2013, Mr. Carpenter was President of Southwest Building Materials LLC, a position he held from 2005 to 2013. Southwest Building Materials LLC (a company we acquired) was a distributor of wallboard, metal framing, acoustical suspended ceiling systems and other related building products. From 2000 until 2005, Mr. Carpenter was a Manager of Center Operation for L&W Supply Corporation, which had purchased Mr. Carpenter’s previous drywall distribution business. Mr. Carpenter attended University of Nebraska at Omaha and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.

Mr. Thompson is the Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at FBM. Prior to joining the Company in 2013, Mr. Thompson was Vice President of Sales for Home Acres Building Supply Co., LLC (a company we acquired), a distributor of drywall, acoustical suspended ceiling systems and other related building products, from 2002 until 2013. Mr. Thompson was previously President of Michigan Acoustical Supply House from 1984 until 1993, which was an acoustical suspended ceiling systems and wallboard distributor. He attended Wittenberg University and has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.

Mr. Moten is the Vice President of Investor Relations at FBM and has over 30 years of finance and capital markets experience. Prior to joining the Company in 2017, Mr. Moten was President and Chief Investment Officer of BYW Investment Advisors. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Moten was Vice President of Investor Relations for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals where he established the investor relations department prior to spin-off as a publicly traded company. He has also held positions of increasing responsibility as Institutional Portfolio Manager and Sell-side Analyst. Mr. Moten earned an undergraduate degree from Saint Lawrence University, and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.