PARKERSBURG — Company officials have announced the appointment of Tom Huntington as the new President of Woodcraft Supply LLC, one of the nation’s oldest and largest woodworking retailers.

A former Executive Vice President of Joyride Coffee, Huntington currently resides in Aberdeen, Md., with his wife Sandy and their daughter Hailey, 10. They will be relocating to the Parkersburg area. His first day at Woodcraft was Feb. 26.

“Tom comes to Woodcraft as a performance-driven sales leader with a wealth of experience in sales, franchisee relationships, channel development, and P&L responsibility for multiple retail and consumer products organizations,” said Woodcraft owners Tres Ross and Spencer Ross in a joint company announcement. “Tom is an excellent communicator and hands-on leader with a proven track record building best-in-class businesses, and we have every confidence he will do the same here.”

Huntington holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management and Marketing from Salisbury University, as well as an MBA in Strategic Leadership from the University of Delaware.

“I was attracted to the Woodcraft brand because it was a unique opportunity to leverage my background in Franchising and Retail Sales for an industry leader with an excellent reputation and fantastic people.” Huntington said. “I look forward to working with our internal company team, franchisees, and business partners to grow this incredible brand.

“Additionally, my dad was an Eagle Scout and woodworking hobbyist, so Woodcraft was the logical place to get holiday and birthday gifts (often last minute on my way home for the holidays). So I already had an affinity for the brand.”

Huntington has been a long-time supporter of Habitat for Humanity and Humane Society. He also enjoys “just about anything outdoors: boating, fishing, surfing or coaching (no longer playing!) rugby.”

Woodcraft Supply LLC, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest suppliers of quality woodworking tools, supplies, and plans. The Parkersburg, W.Va.-based company’s more than 20,000 products are sold at retail stores in over 70 major metropolitan areas across the U.S., through 1.5 million catalogs distributed annually in all 50 states and 117 countries, and online at woodcraft.com.