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Dave Rush is the chief executive officer of Builders FirstSource. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Rush served as executive vice president of the Strategic Management Office (SMO). In this role, he was responsible for developing processes to prioritize, coordinate and manage corporate and field initiatives to help deliver the company’s long-term strategy and provide better value to our team members and other stakeholders.

Mr. Rush also previously held the title of executive vice president of Builders First Source’s Integration Management Office (IMO), where he partnered with the executive leadership team, senior management and field leaders to build key processes to efficiently integrate BMC and Builders FirstSource and captured value opportunities related to the merger.

Mr. Rush started his career in 1999 with the acquisition of Pelican Companies, where he was vice president of finance. In 2003, he moved into operations as area vice president for South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee until 2015. Mr. Rush was instrumental in the acquisition of ProBuild as the legacy Builders FirstSource Senior Integration Leader through 2017. He also served as SVP of strategy and business development, overseeing merger and acquisition work, business line reviews and other special projects, and as COO of Builders FirstSource’s eastern division.

Mr. Rush earned his bachelor’s in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Steve Herron is chief operating officer of Builders FirstSource. He is responsible for overseeing the performance and day-to-day operational and administrative functions of the company. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Herron served as president of Builders FirstSource's eastern division. Following the merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC Stock Holdings, Mr. Herron served as SVP of operations for Builders FirstSource Region 5.

Before joining BFS, Mr. Herron held the title of SVP of operations for ProBuild Holdings from 2011 to 2015, where he was responsible for all locations in the southeastern United States. Prior to that, he served as SVP for HD Supply Holdings and oversaw the lumber and building materials (LBM) division. He also assisted in the sale of the LBM Division to ProBuild in May of 2008. Mr. Herron has over 38 years of experience in the building products industry and has held senior management roles at Home Depot, Lowe's and Williams Brothers Lumber.

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Peter Jackson is chief financial officer of Builders FirstSource. He is responsible for accounting and controls, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury, tax, and information technology. Prior to the merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC, Mr. Jackson served as the Builders FirstSource Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Jackson brings over 25 years of global financial management experience. He came to Builders FirstSource from Lennox International, Inc., where he served as the Global Refrigeration Segment CFO, the VP of finance – FP&A and M&A, and Heating & Cooling Segment CFO from 2007 – 2016. Before joining Lennox, Mr. Jackson held multiple financial leadership positions at SPX Corporation, General Electric, and Gerber Scientific after starting his career in public accounting.

Mr. Jackson earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bryant University. He is a certified public accountant and holds a master’s in business administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Amy Bass Messersmith is Chief People Officer of Builders FirstSource. She is responsible for collaborating with the executive team, senior management, and field leadership to ensure human resources works to meet the needs of our people and our business. Furthermore, Mrs. Messersmith is responsible for championing the Builders FirstSource core value of putting people first, building a culture that fuels strong business results and focusing on how the company attracts, develops, and retains the right talent.

Prior to joining Builders FirstSource, Mrs. Messersmith served as Chief Human Resources Officer for U.S. Anesthesia Partners. She has also held senior human resources positions at TDI Industries, Pizza Hut, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc., Frito Lay North America, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Accenture Consulting. She serves on the Southern Methodist University CHRO Advisory Board, the SMU Cox School of Business Graduate Program Mentorship Board and the Dallas CHRO Advisory Board. Mrs. Messersmith is also a member of the Dallas Executive Women’s Roundtable and National HR Masterminds Group.

Mrs. Messersmith earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in management and human resources from Texas A&M University.

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Tim Johnson is executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Builders FirstSource. He is responsible for legal, compliance, ethics, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, intellectual property, litigation, risk management and human resources for the company. Prior to the merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC, Mr. Johnson served as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of BMC.

Mr. Johnson brings over 15 years of private and corporate legal experience to the company. He previously served as senior vice president and general counsel of Ply Gem, a leading manufacturer of building products based in Cary, North Carolina. Prior to joining Ply Gem in 2008, Mr. Johnson was vice president and regional counsel of Arysta LifeScience, a global agriculture company specializing in crop protection and life science brands, from 2006 to 2008. Previously, Mr. Johnson was an attorney with the international law firms of Hunton Andrews Kurth and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Taylor University and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law.

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Mike Farmer is president of commercial operations at Builders FirstSource. He oversees the company’s Multi-Family division, marketing strategy, pro remodel segment, installed services, operational excellence and innovation, EPMO, sales excellence, and real estate. In this role, Mr. Farmer is responsible for leading the implementation of commercial operations best practices to create sustainable growth and drive innovation through best in class manufacturing capabilities in components, millwork, and READY-FRAME®, while providing an exceptional customer experience.

Prior to the merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC, Mr. Farmer served as executive vice president of operational excellence, people and growth at BMC. Before that, he worked as the company’s senior vice president of human resources. Mr. Farmer joined Stock Building Supply in 2006, which merged with BMC in 2015, as a member of its human resources department. Prior to that, Mr. Farmer held a number of leadership positions at ATX-CoreComm.

Mr. Farmer earned his bachelor’s degree from Hope College and master’s degree from Michigan State University, and he has completed executive development programs at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and at Harvard University. Mr. Farmer is also a notable leader of the NC Triangle Area Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Tim Page is executive vice president of digital solutions at Builders FirstSource. He is responsible for accelerating the company’s digital journey and business results through developing technologies that create customer value and drive efficiency in residential homebuilding. Mr. Page has responsibility over our recent digital acquisitions to deliver innovative technology products that streamline the interaction of construction process participants.

Prior to the merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC, Mr. Page served as senior vice president of strategy and business development and SVP of integration at Builders FirstSource. He came to the company through the ProBuild, Inc. acquisition in 2015, where he served in a variety of executive roles, including SVP of strategy and technology and vice president of operations finance. He began his career at Honeywell, where he gained experience across multiple industries and held several executive level roles in finance, general management, and sales and marketing.

Mr. Page earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Providence College.

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Joe Barnes is executive vice president of sourcing and supply chain at Builders FirstSource. He is responsible for all sourcing, supply chain, purchasing and fleet activity for the company. Mr. Barnes most recently served as the company’s senior vice president of the Integration Management Office (IMO), where he focused on identifying and delivering sourcing and supply chain synergy initiatives related to the Builders FirstSource and BMC merger.

Mr. Barnes has a diverse leadership background including over eighteen years of industry experience. Prior to joining ProBuild in 2010, he held senior roles with Georgia-Pacific, ORCO Construction Supply and Coombs & Associates. In 2010, Mr. Barnes took a role with ProBuild as the southeast regional senior vice president of finance and was promoted to vice president, corporate finance in 2014. Before the merger with Builders FirstSource, Mr. Barnes joined BMC in 2015 to lead the integration of BMC and Stock Building Supply, eventually becoming the company’s senior vice president, operations and supply chain.

Mr. Barnes earned his bachelor’s in accounting from California State University, Chico, and holds a master’s in business administration degree from Western Washington University.

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Scott Robins is president of Builders FirstSource’s western division. He is responsible for overseeing the performance and day-to-day operational and administrative functions of the western division. Prior to the merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC, Mr. Robins served as COO for Builders FirstSource’s western division.

Mr. Robins has over 30 years of building materials experience, starting his career at a lumber yard loading trucks and stocking inventory. He learned the industry from the ground up through many field and headquarter roles, including: director of purchasing; vice president of purchasing; general manager; area sales manager; area vice president; and regional senior vice president. As senior vice president, he had opportunities to work directly with many markets around the country including the Southcentral, Southwest, Northwest, Northeast and Midwest United States.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from Weber State University.

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Mike Hiller is president of Builders FirstSource’s central division. He is responsible for overseeing the performance and day-to-day operational and administrative functions of the central division. Prior to the merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC, Mr. Hiller was the vice president of BMC’s intermountain region.

Mr. Hiller has more than 25 years’ experience driving business development in the construction industry. In his previous roles at BMC, Mr. Hiller served as the company’s general manager for Colorado and Utah, respectively, as well as the administrative manager for the Utah market. Prior to joining BMC, Mr. Hiller worked for Komatsu Equipment, finishing his tenure there as a corporate controller. He also held accounting and operations roles for European Marble and Granite.

Mr. Hiller holds a Bachelor of Business Management degree from University of Utah, and he earned a master’s in business administration and graduate certificate in finance from Westminster College.

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Mike McCrobie is president of Builders FirstSource’s East Division. He is responsible for overseeing the performance and day-to-day operational and administrative functions of the East Division. He had been the SVP of the company’s Northeast Region since the merger with BMC in 2021.

Mr. McCrobie has more than 25 years’ experience in the construction industry. After nearly two decades in a series of progressive leadership roles at 84 Lumber, he joined Builders FirstSource in 2017 as the VP of National Accounts, East Division. He has been instrumental in helping our Northeast Region reach new levels of success and also led the successful integration of National Lumber in 2022.

Mr. McCrobie attended Garrett College with a focus on business administration and management.