CarterBaldwin Executive Search, together with commercial HVAC/R and facilities services provider Nextech, announces the appointment of Billy Banks as Vice President of Finance.
Billy joins Nextech from BlueLinx (NYSE: BXC), where he served as Senior Director of Finance and a strategic partner to the CFO and executive leadership team. During his tenure, Billy helped transform the role of finance across the organization, building a stronger operational finance capability, embedding finance more closely with field leadership, and developing the performance metrics and insights used to drive decision-making across five operating regions.
Billy brings a track record of connecting financial outcomes to the underlying drivers of the business, strengthening forecasting and performance management, and helping leaders turn financial and operational data into clear actions that improve profitability and efficiency. He has also partnered with executive leadership on capital allocation, M&A, long-range planning, and strategic investment decisions.
Earlier in his career, Billy held finance leadership roles with Norfolk Southern and SunTrust, now Truist, building broad experience across operational finance, strategic planning and business partnership.
Billy holds a BBA in Managerial Finance from the University of Mississippi.
About Nextech
Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, Nextech is a national provider of commercial HVAC, refrigeration and facility services for large multi-site customers through more than 40 regional offices. The company partnered with Audax Private Equity in 2020 and continues to expand its national platform through organic growth and the acquisition of leading regional service providers.
