National Hardwood Magazine - May 2023

A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LEADING
PURCHASING EXECUTIVES IN
THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY
production supervision. He knows the ins and outs of
the industry from maintenance and production to purchasing
and sales.
Chris is a high school graduate who continues his education
by taking CE courses to help him improve his performance
both as a supervisor and a lumber purchaser.
Beth Murphy has worked for Missouri Hardwood Products
for about four years and has held her current position
for a year and a half. She went to college at Missouri
State University and majored in Wildlife Biology. The
courses that she took in college have helped her with
lumber purchasing, as well as quality control and packaging.
Her first job in the industry was a bundler.
Chris loves to hunt, play golf, go to the masonic lodge
and church. He spends a lot of time doing the things
he loves with his wife, Beth, like horseback riding, fishing,
camping and hiking. He and Beth were high school
sweethearts and have been married for almost 25 years.
They share two daughters who also work for the busi-
ness. They have one granddaughter.
Missouri Hardwood Products belongs to the National
Wood Flooring Association and Bolivar, MO’s Chamber
of Commerce. For more information email missouri
hardwoodproducts@gmail.com, call 417-376-3225.
Roger Feltner
ROGER FELTNER is the lumber
products manager for Atlantic
Plywood Corp. of Woburn,
MA, a company with 12 branches.
Atlantic Plywood is a distribution
yard, providing complete
wood products, finishes and plywood
distribution. The company
purchases in excess of 900,000
board feet of lumber per year.
Atlantic Plywood offers all do-
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