Inclusive Economic Growth Minister Labi Kousoulis has appointed former deputy minister Rosalind Penfound as the new chair of the Forestry Innovation Transition Trust.

Washington, D.C. and Ottawa, ON—The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) is pleased to announce Karla Guyn, CEO of Ducks Unlimited Canada, as the new Chair of the SFI Board of Directors, and the election of three new board members.

A message from Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver

Managing Director of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Appointed President; Woodlands Operations Supervisor for EACOM Timmins Appointed Vice President

Hugues Simon, president of Resolute’s wood products business, has recently joined the board of directors of the Canadian Wood Council (CWC), which aims to expand market access and increase demand for Canadian wood products through excellence in codes, standards, regulations and education. Learn more about the CWC here. 

BillerudKorsnäs announces the appointment of Matthew Hirst as new Executive Vice President Commercial. He will take office on 16 August and will be a member of the Executive Management Team.

DALLAS, April 14, 2021-- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today announced executive leadership changes in support of its global business strategy.

Toronto, Ontario–The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Dunn as President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 15, 2021.

Veteran GM brings experience, leadership and operational excellence to mill amidst great transformation and progress.

Christian Kugge of the SCA R&D Centre is to receive the Competence Development Award for 2021 from the Gunnar Sundblad Research Foundation.

LEIPA Group is pleased to announce another addition to its Sales team: Mike Petersen will be joining us on May 1st, 2021, as Head of Sales Packaging Paper and will have overall responsibility for all related end-to-end sales processes and functions.

Sebastian Heinzel will join the management of Heinzel Holding with immediate effect.

Phil Riebel to Retire as Two Sides North America President

Two Sides Vice President Kathi Rowzie to Become President

Birmingham, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce that Aurelio Banda will join the Company as Motion’s new Group Vice President of Automation, effective today.

Meet Zacharey Spike: our #CoolJob feature and a key player in the designs and concepts of buildings at J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI).

Sappi Limited, a global leader in dissolving wood pulp as well as graphic, packaging and speciality papers and biomaterials, announced on 3 December that Marco Eikelenboom (53), previously Vice President Marketing & Sales, Graphic Papers at Sappi Europe, had been appointed as CEO of Sappi Europe as from 1 April 2021.

PPC Honors Former WestRock CEO Steven C. Voorhees with Robert T. Gair Award for Lifetime Achievement

UBC Faculty of Forestry congratulates wood science professors Dr Shawn Mansfield and Dr Scott Renneckar for being honored by the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS).

European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA) to focus on ensuring better regulation based on evidence and an environment favorable to innovation, following the appointment of new President, Eric Le Lay

Devin Hurcombe, an Anishinabek citizen from Biigtigong Nishnaabeg and power engineer at Resolute’s Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill, is featured in A Guide to Green Jobs in Canada: Voices of Indigenous Professionals.

Cecilia Colburn walked into Procter & Gamble’s Cape Girardeau mill over 17 years ago as an intern and knew that the paper industry was the industry for her. Simply put, it was love at first sight.