LESCO to Bolster Store Operations and Sales Management Through New Appointment

CLEVELAND, Aug. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LESCO, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSCO) announced today that it has hired Charles "Chuck" Denny as Senior Vice President, Store Operations and Sales.  Mr. Denny will utilize his 25 years of store operations and sales management experience to help LESCO continue its LESCO Service Center(R) store and LESCO Stores-on-Wheels(R) vehicle expansions as well as implement fundamental store operating practices to better serve its customers.

"We are pleased to add Chuck Denny to our organization," stated Michael P. DiMino, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As we complete our three year restructuring program, LESCO has returned to its roots by focusing on the expansion and operation of its Service Centers and Stores-on-Wheels.  We believe that the addition of Chuck and his lengthy experience in store operations and sales management will meaningfully contribute to our future growth and operating results."

Today LESCO operates 287 Service Center locations and 111 Stores-on-Wheels vehicles serving customers in the lawn care, landscape, golf course and pest control industries.

Mr. Denny's retail career has been in sales and store management roles for a variety of organizations, including Big Lots, OfficeMax, Target and Linens N' Things.

   FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
   Jeffrey L. Rutherford
   Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
   216-706-9250


DATASOURCE: LESCO, Inc.



CONTACT:  Jeffrey L. Rutherford, Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer of

LESCO, Inc., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.lesco.com/ 

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