BELOIT, Wis. — Jeff Leyden has been promoted to vice president of residential new construction sales at building products distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc.

Leyden began his career with ABC Supply in 2010 when the company acquired Bradco Supply Corp. Since 2016, he has led ABC Supply’s efforts to grow in residential new construction as director of residential new construction. In addition to his current responsibility of managing the relationships with national and regional builders for ABC Supply, he’ll also be managing these relationships for L&W Supply, a division of ABC Supply.

“Jeff is the perfect person to work with both the ABC Supply and L&W Supply business development teams to provide a service and a product portfolio that is unique to the industry,” said Chief Operating Officer Mike Jost. “He’ll be great at ensuring our efforts are aligned across both teams.”

In his new role, Leyden will lead his team in a unified effort to grow in the new construction space while helping contractors find the materials they need to build better businesses.