Paul A. Richards
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.
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.
Joe Nemeth
Joe Nemeth is the Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the General Partner. He previously held the position of Vice President, Pulp & Paper Marketing of Canfor from January 2003 until he joined the General Partner.
Mr. Nemeth’s career spans a broad range of forest industry experience. This includes Woodlands, Solid Wood Products and Pulp & Paper sector experience in both production and marketing disciplines as well as Energy and Fibre Supply. 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 (Honours) degree from the University of British Columbia.
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.