April 21, 2023: Indianapolis-based private equity firm CID Capital (“CID”), which recently closed its largest fund in the firm's history, announced that Jeff Cook has joined the Board of Directors of current portfolio company Georgia Metals.

Jeff is currently an Operating Partner with Building Industry Partners (BIP) following a successful tenure as Vice President of M&A and Greenfields for Fencing Supply Group (FSG), the largest fencing distribution platform in the world. Before his roles with BIP and FSG, Jeff served as President and CEO of Binford Supply and Vice President of Alta Forest Products, where he oversaw successful sale processes for both companies.

"Georgia Metals is an exciting consolidation opportunity around a fast-growing platform business with a talented leadership team," commented Jeff Cook. "I am very excited to join the Board and assist the Company in the execution of their strategic initiatives to grow value and create world-class results."

"We are thrilled to have an operator of Jeff's caliber join the Board of Georgia Metals", commented Cory Heck, Managing Director with CID Capital. "His experience in building private-equity-backed companies in the Building Products service and distribution space will be invaluable for this next chapter of growth for Georgia Metals".

Georgia Metals has closed two acquisitions and is currently searching for additional add-ons. Ideal targets are Southeast based metal roofing, and other ancillary metal product, distributors. Please reach out to Ryan Cutter with any questions or potential new investment opportunities.