Joe Nemeth
Joe Nemeth, of Langley, British Columbia, Canada was appointed to the Board of the General Partner on April 28, 2010. Mr. Nemeth is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner. Prior to this appointment, he held the position of Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the General Partner and from January 2003 until he joined the General Partner, he held the position of Vice President, Pulp & Paper Marketing of Canfor.
Prior to joining Canfor, Mr. Nemeth spent 14 years with Fletcher Challenge Canada (now Catalyst Paper Corporation) with his last two positions being Paper Mill Manager at Elk Falls and Vice-President, North American Newsprint Sales.
Mr. Nemeth has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Forestry degree from the University of British Columbia.
Terry D. Hodgins
Terry Hodgins was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the General Partner on February 19, 2008.
From October 24, 2007 until February 18, 2008, Mr. Hodgins was the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the General Partner. Mr. Hodgins was actively involved in the creation of the Partnership and the Fund in 2006. From April 2004 to December, 2005, he was Vice President & Treasurer of Canfor Corporation, and from December, 2004 to August, 2005 he also served as Acting Chief Financial Officer of Canfor. Prior to joining Canfor, Mr. Hodgins was Vice President and Financial Officer of Slocan Forest Products. Mr. Hodgins has over 25 years of experience in senior financial positions in the forestry and construction materials industries.
Mr. Hodgins has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.
Sean Curran
Sean Curran was appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the General Partner on May 1, 2010.
Mr. Curran joined CPLP in April, 2003 as Director, Americas Pulp Sales and in September, 2008 become the Director, Global Pulp and Paper Sales. Prior to joining CPLP, Mr. Curran held a number of senior management positions with Norske Skog Canada Ltd., Atlantic Newsprint Company and C.P. Forest Products.
Brett Robinson
Brett R. Robinson was appointed Vice President, Operations of the General Partner effective October 1, 2008. Mr. Robinson previously held the position of General Manager, Intercontinental and Prince George Pulp and Paper Mills of the General Partner. Over the past 19 years, he has held a broad range of pulp and solid wood positions within the Northwood and Canfor organizations. Mr. Robinson is located in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
Mr. Robinson has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Manitoba and is a Registered Professional Engineer.