Executive Bios

Jeff Rea
President and CEO

Jeff Rea joined Stock Building Supply in 2010 as president and CEO. He most recently served as president of the specialty products group at Tyco Electronics, which was comprised of four separate global businesses. Prior to joining Tyco Electronics, he was a senior executive at Johns Manville, a global manufacturer of highly engineered materials and building products. During his tenure there, he rose from the position of vice president and general manager of its building insulation business to senior vice president of its buildings products group, which included the building insulation, performance materials and roofing systems businesses. Before joining Johns Manville, he served 15 years in various leadership roles at General Electric, including five years with its corporate audit staff. Jeff has a degree in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Jim Drexinger
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer

Jim Drexinger oversees Stock Building Supply’s integrated supply chain that includes sourcing, replenishment, product management, and operational improvement, as well as its marketing and national accounts. He serves on the policy advisory board of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and the advisory board for the ProDealer Industry Summit. Jim joined Stock in 2005 from his previous role as senior vice president and general manager at NIBCO, Inc., a large plumbing products manufacturer. Jim also spent 13 years with Armstrong World Industries, Inc. in various finance, sales management and marketing leadership positions. He graduated from Lehigh University and earned an MBA from Shippensburg University. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, as well as the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Jim Major
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jim Major assumed his current role in 2005, and is responsible for finance, credit and IT activities at Stock Building Supply. Jim has substantial expertise in financial planning, analysis and reporting, tax planning and compliance. He is also experienced in multiple types of transactions, including acquisitions and real estate. Jim joined Stock in 1998 as assistant controller. Prior to that, he was an audit manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Originally a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Jim graduated from Wake Forest University in 1993. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has attended management programs at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Bryan Yeazel
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Bryan Yeazel manages the legal, human resources, training, and health and safety functions for the company. Bryan joined Stock in 2005. Prior to that, he was with Hunton & Williams LLP in its global capital markets / mergers and acquisitions practice group where he represented clients in the U.S. and Europe on mergers and acquisitions, commercial issues and corporate finance. Prior to law school, Bryan was with Capital One Financial in Richmond, Virginia. Bryan is licensed to practice law in Virginia and North Carolina. He holds an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and law degree from the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he attended executive education programs at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and Harvard Business School. Bryan is a native of southern California.