May 20, 2010

B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Announces New Appointments

Ross Robinson, President of B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. is pleased to announce the following personnel changes:

Director, Sales and Marketing
We are pleased to announce that Tim Kist will join the organization in June as Director, Sales and Marketing. With more than 19 years experience in senior sales and marketing roles in the media and health insurance industries, he will bring a new approach to the business. Tim will be located in our head office in Winnipeg and will work closely with the branches developing and executing sales and marketing strategy.

Manager, Business Development
Matt Robinson has accepted the position of Manager, Business Development. He will report to the new Director, Sales and Marketing and will be located in Winnipeg. Matt will relocate in September once he has completed coordinating the Calgary real estate projects. As Manager, Business Development, Matt will focus on building vendor relationships and will represent the company in our buying groups and industry associations. His work will include strategic product and vendor analysis aimed at optimizing those relationships. Matt will also continue to be involved in real estate development and construction projects as we continue to establish new branches.

Vancouver RLRBC – Branch Manager
After nine years as Branch Manager of the Vancouver RLRBC, Jason Kuss is moving from the position to a new opportunity within the company. He has indicated his desire to take on new challenges and the timing is opportune for both the company and Jason to take advantage of his 20 years accumulated corporate and industry experience and knowledge (see below). We will be posting the Cambie branch manager position immediately.

Surrey – Branch Manager
As many of you know Michelle Kuss will be away on a maternity leave that is scheduled to start in October. To fill Michelle's spot at the Surrey branch, Jason Kuss will assume the Surrey Branch Manager responsibilities during her absence. Jason will complete his time at the Cambie branch in mid-August, will work in the Burnaby branch for approximately 1 month and then will begin working at Surrey in mid-September.

Congratulations to all of the above on their recent appointments as we continue to relentlessly pursue B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd.’s opportunity to raise the bar in all areas.

Contact – For more information please contact:

Ross Robinson – President and CEO, B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd., 204-784-0150, [email protected]

About B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd.:
B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. is a fully diversified distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical, lighting, pumps and waterworks products. A family-owned company since since 1936, B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. has served the construction industry and retail home improvement market in Western Canada from its head office in Winnipeg. The company operates from 26 locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwest Ontario. For the past six consecutive years, the company has been named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. In Saskatchewan, the company operates under the trade names B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. and Robinson Bath Centre.