Gregory named COO of BJ Tidwell Cabinetry
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Jeffrey Gregory was named Chief Operating Officer with BJ Tidwell Cabinetry.

Gregory will report to president and CEO William J. Tidwell, and will assume responsibility for all manufacturing operations. He has an extensive background with both Mid Continent, where he was GM, and American Woodmark, where he was engineering manager from 2009 to 2015, and excels in both the human and manufacturing sides of operations.

As COO, Gregory will be responsible for overseeing all operations, manufacturing strategies and continuous improvement efforts encompassing all of BJ Tidwell’s manufacturing locations. He will lead the efforts for value creation and manufacturing excellence in support of the company’s double-digit growth rate.

William Tidwell was the former owner of Cardell Cabinetry and sold it prior to its closing. In 2015 Tidwell announced a partnership with Miami Nations Enterprises to create a new company, Nations Cabinetry LLC, that will do business as BJ Tidwell Cabinetry.

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