BlueLinx Holdings Inc. is getting a new top sales executive.
Leo Oei, vice president of national accounts, will take over as chief commercial officer of the building supplies distributor on Jan. 4, 2026, replacing the retiring Mike Wilson. Wilson will stay on as a senior advisor to president and CEO Shyam Reddy through Aug. 1, 2026, the company says.
Wilson was named chief commercial officer in April 2024, overseeing the five regional sales vice presidents and the vice president of national accounts. He had been chief product management officer, and Oei stepped into that role when Wilson was promoted. In July 2024, Oei added the title of vice president of national accounts.
Prior to joining BlueLinx in 2022, Oei worked for Stonebridge Consulting, an advisory firm to the oil and gas industry.
Wilson joined Atlanta-based BlueLinx in 2018 after 24 years at Cedar Creek, a lumber and building materials wholesaler based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
“We deeply appreciate Mike’s significant contributions and wish him and his family the best in his well-deserved retirement,” Reddy said in a press release announcing the transition. “Mike strengthened our relationships with key customers and supply partners, played a pivotal role in expanding our product portfolio in critical categories, geographies and customer channels, and built lasting relationships across the business and industry.
“Looking ahead, I believe that Leo is the perfect choice to fill this critical commercial leadership role so we can leverage his experience running local markets, product management, and national accounts to continue executing on our sales growth strategy.”
BlueLinx reported sales of $1.548 billion in the first nine months of its current fiscal year, a decline of 0.9% from $1.562 billion in the same period last year. Company executives noted in a call with analysts last month that the housing market remains soft and that profitable sales growth “may be adversely affected by tariffs, high mortgage rates and general economic uncertainty.”
