Operating Partners
Michael Arnaud is an Operating Partner at Building Industry Partners. Prior to joining BIP, Mr. Arnaud spent his entire 27 year career in the building products industry, specifically as a Sales & Marketing Executive in the Kitchen and Bath sector. He has worked for a number of the industry’s leading manufacturers. He was a founding partner and served as Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing for United Cabinet Holdings, a BIP sponsored buy and build platform which includes Touchstone Fine Cabinetry and Tru Cabinetry. Previously, he served as Vice President Sales & Marketing for UltraCraft Cabinetry, a division of Norcraft Companies. Earlier, Mr. Arnaud served as Vice President of Sales for Republic National Cabinet Corporation, an HIG Capital –sponsored buy & build platform in the cabinetry manufacturing segment that owned Republic Industries, Cuisine Cabico, Legacy Cabinets and Sunshine Kitchens. He graduated from Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba with a degree in Business Administration. Mr. Arnaud and his wife Linda live in Greensboro, NC
;Allan Breidenbach serves as Operating Partner at Building Industry Partners. Mr. Breidenbach has been leading businesses in the building products distribution and homebuilding segments for over 20 years. Prior to BIP, Mr. Breidenbach served as Vice President of Wisconsin Building Supply, the 4th largest Operating Company of U.S. LBM Holdings. Under his leadership, WBS grew from $60 million in sales to approx. $150 million in sales in four years, became one of US LBM’s best performing OpCo’s and was named 2015 U.S. LBM OpCo of the Year. Mr. Breidenbach is an innovative, results-driven leader who is proficient in team building and development. Prior to WBS/US LBM, Mr. Breidenbach was an award-winning homebuilder in Minnesota specializing in sustainable construction. He believes in continual process improvement and innovation and has a Black Belt in Lean 6-Sigma Process Improvement. Mr. Breidenbach lives in Green Bay with his wife, Stefani, and sons, Jackson and Nolan.
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