BuildDirect Appoints Jay Allen as General Manager

Mr. Allen has 25 years of experience in building e-commerce and digital divisions across fashion, home goods and flooring and consumables companies such as Starbucks, Lowe's and STAINMASTER.

VANCOUVER, BC, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BILD) ("BuildDirect" or the "Company"), a leading omnichannel building material retailer, is pleased to announce that the Company has appointed Jay Allen as General Manager.

With deep experience in the apparel, home goods and flooring sectors, Mr. Allen has helped build online experiences for various companies including Cutter & Buck, Starbucks, STAINMASTER, Lowe's and other online businesses over the last 25 years. His experience includes direct-to-consumer home goods sales as well as direct to the trade digital solutions. Mr. Allen also brings experience in growing early-stage companies to maturity and has established a proven track record of scaling multiple e-commerce businesses to reach profitability. He will draw from his expertise to help improve the operational efficiency of BuildDirect's digital platform.

"We are pleased to add Jay Allen to our management team as he brings forth valuable expertise in scaling up e-commerce and digital businesses," said Shawn Wilson, CEO of BuildDirect. "Mr. Allen has worked with different home goods and flooring companies at various stages, ranging from startups to multi-billion dollar companies. Overall, he will play an integral part in our strategy to unlock operational synergies for our e-commerce platform."

BuildDirect (TSXV: BILD) is a leading omnichannel building material retailer. BuildDirect connects North American home improvement B2B and B2C organizations, and homeowners with quality building materials and services through its robust global supply chain network. BuildDirect's growth trajectory, strong product offering, and proprietary heavyweight delivery network are delivering value today, solidifying its position as an innovative player in the home improvement industry. For more information, visit www.builddirect.com.

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Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, without limitation, statements relating to Mr. Allen's deep and valuable experience in the apparel, home goods and flooring sectors and the improvement of the operational efficiency of and unlocking operational synergies for BuidlDirect's digital e-commerce platform.

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SOURCE BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc.