Peter J.G. Bentley, O.C., LL.D.
Peter J.G. Bentley, O.C., LL.D., of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on April 28, 2006. Mr. Bentley has served on the Board of Canfor Corporation since 1966. Mr. Bentley is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canfor Corporation and of its principal subsidiary, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (“CFP”), and Co-chairman and a director of HSPP General Partner Ltd., the general partner of Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership.
After working in various positions throughout Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Mr. Bentley became Executive Vice-President in 1970, President in 1975, and Chairman and CEO in 1985, a position he held until April 24, 1995. Mr. Bentley was reappointed to the position of President and CEO of Canfor Corporation on July 25, 1997 and relinquished the position of President and CEO of Canfor Corporation on January 1, 1998.
Mr. Bentley is President and a director of Sierra Mountain Minerals Inc. and a member of the Board of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, a member of the Advisory Board of BuildDirect.com and a Trustee and Chair Emeritus of the Vancouver General Hospital and University of British Columbia Hospital Foundation. He also served for many years as a director of Bank of Montreal and Shell Canada Ltd. Mr. Bentley is the former Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia. Mr. Bentley holds an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia.
Mr. Bentley chairs the General Partner’s Compensation Committee.
Stan E. Bracken-Horrocks, FCA
Stan E. Bracken-Horrocks, FCA, of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on April 28, 2006. Mr. Bracken-Horrocks is a retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and held various leadership positions during his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, including Global Leader of its Forest and Paper Industry practice. As a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Mr. Bracken-Horrocks served as a member of the Board of Governors and a member of the Accounting Standards Committee and, as a member of the Institute of Charter Accounts of British Columbia, he served as a member of council, Vice-President and President. Mr. Bracken-Horrocks is a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Business Development Bank of Canada, and director and treasurer of the Vancouver Police Foundation.
Mr. Bracken-Horrocks chairs the General Partner’s Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee.
Donald W. Campbell
Donald W. Campbell,of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on April 28, 2006. Mr. Campbell is Senior Strategy Advisor, Davis LLP, a position he has held since May, 2007. Previously he was Executive Vice President of CAE Inc. 2006 - 2007 and Group President, Military Simulation and Training Division, CAE 2000 - 2006. Prior to this position, Mr. Campbell served as Deputy Foreign Minister and as the Prime Minister’s Personal Representative for G-8 Summits (1997-2000), Canada’s Ambassador to Japan (1993-1997), Deputy Minister for International Trade (1989-1993) and Canada’s Ambassador to Korea (1984-1985). Mr. Campbell is currently a director of Toyota Canada Inc., Mecachrome International Inc., Rutter Inc. and the Perimeter Institute. In April 1999, Mr. Campbell received the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada from the Governor General and the Prime Minister. In 2003, Mr. Campbell was appointed by the Prime Minister as the Canadian co-chairman of the Canada-Japan Forum, an external advisory group established by the governments of Japan and Canada to provide advice and to promote the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Mr. Campbell is a graduate of Laurier University (Hon. B.A. Economics and Political Science) and holds Honorary Doctorate degrees from the University of Ottawa, Carleton University and Laurier University. He is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors programme of the University of Toronto and holds an ICD.D.
Mr. Campbell is a member of the General Partner’s Audit and Nominating Committees.
Charles J. Jago, C.M., PH.D.
Chairman of the Board
Charles J. Jago, C.M., Ph.D., of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on April 28, 2006. Dr. Jago is Chairman and director of Canfor Pulp Holding Inc. Dr. Jago was President of the University of Northern British Columbia 1995-2006. Dr. Jago’s professional service has included membership on the Boards of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the Office of Partnerships for Advanced Skills (OPAS). He has served as Chair of the Council of Western University Presidents and The University President’s Council of British Columbia and the Northern BC United Way. He is also Chair of the Board of the Northern Health Authority of British Columbia and Chair of the Board of Fraser Basin Council and a member of the Board of 2010 Legacies Now and of Partnerships BC Inc. Dr. Jago received his BA in Honors English and History from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, and graduated as the Honors gold medalist from Huron College (an affiliated college of the UWO) and received a PhD in History from Cambridge University. Dr. Jago was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for community service in 2003 and the Order of Canada in 2006.
Dr. Jago is a member of the General Partner’s Audit and Compensation Committees.
Peter A. Lusztig, CGA
Peter A. Lusztig, CGA, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on April 28, 2006. Mr. Lusztig is Dean Emeritus, Sauder School of Business, the University of British Columbia. Mr. Lusztig served as the federal commissioner for the B.C. Treaty Commission (Federal) (1995-2003) and is a past director of Canfor, ROINS Financial Holdings, Royal SunAlliance, Tree Island Industries and ICBC. He is also a Trustee of the Healthcare Benefit Trust (B.C.). Mr. Lusztig received his Commerce Degree from the University of British Columbia, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario and his Doctorate Degree from Stanford University.
Mr. Lusztig chairs the General Partner’s Nominating Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Paul A. Richards
President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul A. Richards of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on April 28, 2006. Mr. Richards is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner and prior to July 1, 2006 held the position of Vice-President, Pulp and Paper of Canfor. Prior to May 2, 2005, Mr. Richards was Vice-President, Pulp Manufacturing for Weldwood of Canada Limited, overseeing operations at Hinton and Quesnel, a position he held from 1997-2004. Prior to that, Mr. Richards served in a variety of positions with Repap from 1984 to 1997, most recently Vice-President and General Manager of Repap New Brunswick. Mr. Richards is a director of Forest Products Association of Canada.
Mr. Richards received a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia.
James F. Shepard, P.Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Canfor
James F. Shepard, P.Eng., of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on May 4, 2007. He also was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Canfor Corporation on July 27, 2007. Mr. Shepard is a Director of Canfor Corporation.
Mr. Shepard retired from Finning International Inc. in April 2000 after a 32-year career, including nine years as CEO (1991 to 2000). Mr. Shepard also served as Chairman of the Board of Finning International Inc., Chairman of the Board of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, Vice-Chairman of the Conference Board of Canada, Vice-Chairman of the Business Council on National Issues, Honorary Chairman of Leadership Vancouver and is the past Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Business Council of B.C. He was founding Co-Chairman of the Business Summit of B.C. and is a member of The Conference Board, Inc., New York. Mr. Shepard is a director of Imperial Oil Limited and initial Chairman of the Cabinet of the Business Laureates of the B.C. Hall of Fame.
Mr. Shepard received a B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of B.C.
Mr. Shepard is a member of the Company’s Environmental Health and Safety Committee and an ex-officio member of the Capital Expenditure Committee.