Ferguson Announces Management Promotions

The Wolseley plc company named a new VP of financial services, a director of business development, and a senior director of risk management . . .

Newport News, VA – July 24, 2012 – Ferguson is pleased to announce the following promotions:

Debra Deihl

Debra Deihl was promoted to vice president of financial services and will transition from her current role as senior director of shared accounting by February 2013.

"Debra brings a wealth of knowledge and talent to this expanded role. She has a strong finance background and experience in developing and leading large teams to provide outstanding customer service to Ferguson branches, customers and vendors," said CFO Dave Keltner.

Deihl joined Ferguson as the manager of the East Coast Shared Accounting Center (SAC) in 1999. She was promoted to manager of East and West Coast Shared Accounting Centers in January 2005, promoted to director in October 2005 and senior director in 2012.

Jeff Cash

Jeff Cash was promoted to director of business development for Wolseley Canada (WCA). In his new role, Cash will help increase market share and profitability in Canada by working with the WCA branches and departments. He is responsible for developing business plans around product strategy alignment as well as vendor rationalization and program participation by the branches.

After more than 10 years with Kohler, Cash began his career with Ferguson in 2004 as a regional business development manager. He was promoted to director of marketing and strategy and later appointed director of product management for Ferguson and Wolseley Canada.

Caryn Helmandollar

Caryn Helmandollar was promoted to senior director of risk management. Helmandollar is responsible for health and safety, insurance, compliance (DOT/OSHA/regulatory), fleet, claims management and the new function of product integrity.

Helmandollar joined the Wolseley Group in 1999 as a regional human resource manager for Stock Building Supply, where she earned the designation of Senior Professional in Human Resources. She was appointed director of health and safety in 2006, and director of risk management in 2009.

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