10 Boise Cascade operations leaders
Jeff Strom, Chief Executive Officer of Boise Cascade Company and its Chief Operating Officer from 2025 to 2026, appears here with other Boise Cascade operations leaders, from senior vice presidents of Western, Eastern and manufacturing operations to directors. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Boise Cascade from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chris Seymour
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Manufacturing Operations, Wood Products Division · Boise Cascade Company
Chris Seymour is a former Boise Cascade Company leader who was SVP, Manufacturing Operations, Wood Products Division there from February 2022 to June 2025 and Vice President, Manufacturing Operations there from 2020 to 2022. Chris Seymour was also Operations Manager there from 2017 to 2020 and describes strategic development, capital investment planning and execution, and acquisition experience.
Chris Sloan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Boise Cascade Company
Chris Sloan has been Director of Operations at Boise Cascade Company since November 2025, based in Memphis, Tennessee, and also lists a current Plant Manager role at Memphis Concrete. Chris Sloan was Production Manager at Lee Building Products from 2022 to 2024 and Plant Manager at Quikrete from 2017 to 2022.
Frank Elfering
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, General Manager of Western Operations · Boise Cascade Company
Frank Elfering is a former Boise Cascade Company leader who was Vice President, General Manager of Western Operations there from May 2019 to April 2021. Frank Elfering was also Vice President, Purchasing at Boise Cascade Company from 2014 to 2019 and Division Sales and Marketing Manager there from 2008 to 2014.
Jeff Strom
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Boise Cascade Company
Jeff Strom was Chief Operating Officer at Boise Cascade Company from January 2025 to March 2026 and has been Chief Executive Officer there since March 2026. Jeff Strom was Executive Vice President, BMD at Boise Cascade Company from 2021 to 2024, Vice President and General Manager, BMD Eastern Region there from 2020 to 2021 and General Manager, BMD Eastern Operations there in 2019.
Jim Wickham
LinkedInExperience: Senior VP Eastern Operation · Boise Cascade Company
Jim Wickham has been Senior VP Eastern Operation at Boise Cascade Company since October 2023, based in York, South Carolina. Jim Wickham was Vice President Eastern Operations at Boise Cascade Company from February 2022 to October 2023, GM Eastern Operations - BMD there from 2021 to 2022 and Regional Manager there from 2016 to 2021.
Jo Barney
LinkedInExperience: VP Western Operations · Boise Cascade Company
Jo Barney has been VP Western Operations at Boise Cascade Company since April 2022 and Executive Vice President there since February 2025, and also lists a current GM Western Operations role there from September 2021. Jo Barney was General Manager at Boise Cascade Company from 2015 to 2022 and Controller there from 2005 to 2015.
Mike Brown
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations · Boise Cascade Company
Mike Brown is a former Boise Cascade Company leader who was Senior Vice President Operations there from 2017 to 2019 and Vice President of Operations (Wood Products) there from 2016 to 2017; the profile headline lists Executive Vice President at Boise Cascade Company as retired. Mike Brown's profile describes responsibility for 17 manufacturing facilities with about 4,000 employees.
Nathan Sikes
LinkedInExperience: SVP Western Operations · Boise Cascade Company
Nathan Sikes has been SVP Western Operations at Boise Cascade Company since February 2025, and the profile also lists a current VP Sales & Marketing role there from October 2023. Nathan Sikes was Director of Sales Marketing at Boise Cascade Company from 2022 to 2023, Regional Manager there from 2022 to 2023 and Branch Manager there from 2019 to 2022.
Robert Johnson
LinkedInExperience: SVP of Manufacturing · Boise Cascade Company
Robert Johnson has been SVP of Manufacturing at Boise Cascade Company since June 2025. Robert Johnson was SVP of Engineered Wood Products Sales and Marketing there from 2020 to 2025, Director of Engineered Wood Products there from 2019 to 2020 and Region Manager & Manager of Business Optimization there from 2014 to 2019.
Scott Kreps
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Optimization · Boise Cascade Company
Scott Kreps has been Director of Business Optimization at Boise Cascade Company since February 2024. Scott Kreps was Southern Region Manager there from 2013 to 2024, Southern Region Operations Manager there from 2011 to 2013, Alexandria EWP Plant Manager there from 2005 to 2011 and Florien Plywood Facility Plant Manager there from 2000 to 2005.
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- 01Which operating measures did you review most closely while leading operations at Boise Cascade?
- 02How did you set priorities across the sites you were responsible for?
- 03What made an operations change succeed or stall in your experience at Boise Cascade?
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