TUCKER, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS), a leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Lisa M. Bachmann to serve as an independent member of the Board of Directors, effective January 29, 2020.

Ms. Bachmann has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising and Operating Officer of Big Lots, Inc. (“Big Lots”), a leading discount retailer operating over 1,400 stores in 47 states, since 2015. Prior to her current role, she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2015 and as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Management and Chief Information Officer from 2010 to 2012. Ms. Bachmann joined Big Lots as Senior Vice President, Merchandise Planning, Allocation and Presentation in March 2002. Prior to joining Big Lots, her roles included Senior Vice President of Planning and Allocation for Ames Department Stores Inc. and Vice President of Planning and Allocation for the Casual Corner Group, Inc.

“GMS welcomes Lisa Bachmann to our Board of Directors,” said John J. Gavin, non-executive Chairman, “Her extensive and broad-based business experience including operations, supply chain, information technology, marketing and merchandising will be of significant benefit to GMS. We look forward to Lisa’s valuable contributions as a director.”

About GMS:

Founded in 1971, GMS operates a network of more than 260 distribution centers across the United States and Canada. GMS’s extensive product offering of wallboard, suspended ceilings systems, or ceilings, and complementary construction products is designed to provide a comprehensive one-stop-shop for our core customer, the interior contractor who installs these products in commercial and residential buildings.