People: West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (WFTBF.PK)

WFTBF.PK on OTC Markets Group

82.33USD
16 May 2013
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$1.83 (+2.27%)
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Volume
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Henry Ketcham

 63 2013 Executive Chairman of the Board

Edward Seraphim

 53 2013 President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer

Larry Hughes

 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Secretary

David Lehane

 2007 Vice President - Canadian Woodlands Operations

Sean McLaren

 2010 Vice President - U.S. Lumber Operations

Rodger Hutchinson

 Vice President, Corporate Controller

Christopher McIver

 2010 Vice President - Lumber Sales and Corporate Development

Raymond Ferris

 2009 Vice President - Wood Products

Peter Rippon

 2010 Vice President - Pulp and Energy

Maureen Kuper

 2007 Treasurer

Robert Phillips

 62 2008 Lead Independent Director

Gerald Miller

 57 2012 Director

Clark Binkley

 63 1992 Independent Director

J. Duncan Gibson

 63 1997 Independent Director

Samuel Ketcham

 44 2010 Independent Director

Harald Ludwig

 58 1995 Independent Director

Janice Rennie

 55 2004 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Henry Ketcham

 Mr. Henry H. Ketcham is Executive Chairman of the Board of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. Mr. Ketcham was President until April 2012 and retired from the position of Chief Executive Officer effective March 1, 2013 when his title as Chairman was redesignated as Executive Chairman. He is also a director and shareholder of Ketcham Investments, Inc., which owns 2,909,745 Common shares and 1,743,228 Class B Common shares of the Company. Mr. Ketcham has been actively involved with the Company since 1973. He is a director of The Toronto-Dominion Bank and is Chairman of the B.C. Business Council.

Edward Seraphim

 Mr. Edward R. Seraphim is President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. He is a Chartered Accountant and President and Chief Executive Officer. Before February 15, 2007 Mr. Seraphim was Vice-President, Pulp & Paper Sales and on that date he was appointed Vice-President, Pulp & Paper, a position which he held until July 1, 2010. He was Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer from July 1, 2010 to April 19, 2012 when he was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. On March 1, 2013 Mr. Seraphim became the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Larry Hughes

 Mr. Larry S. Hughes is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Secretary of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. Before September 1, 2007 was Secretary and a partner in the law firm Lang Michener LLP.

David Lehane

 Mr. David P. Lehane is Vice President - Canadian Woodlands Operations of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. Before September 15, 2007 was Operations Manager, Solid Wood.

Sean McLaren

 Mr. Sean P. McLaren is Vice President - U.S. Lumber Operations of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Mr. Sean was previously General Manager, Wood Products for the Company's U.S. operations. Sean will continue to be situated at the Company's U.S. regional office in Memphis, Tennessee.

Rodger Hutchinson

 Mr. Rodger M. Hutchinson is Vice President, Corporate Controller of West Fraster Timber Co Ltd.

Christopher McIver

 Mr. Christopher D. McIver is Vice President - Lumber Sales and Corporate Development of West Fraster Timber Co Ltd. From January 2005 to December 2005 was Lumber Sales Manager and before January 2005 was MDF Operations Manager.

Raymond Ferris

 Mr. Raymond W. Ferris is Vice President - Wood Products of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. Before September 15, 2007 was Operations Manager, Solid Wood.

Peter Rippon

 Mr. Peter A. Rippon is Vice President - Pulp and Energy of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Peter was previously Operations Manager, Mechanical Pulp and Energy.

Maureen Kuper

 Ms. Maureen F. Kuper is Treasurer of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Before April 25, 2007 was Manager, Treasury Operations.

Robert Phillips

 Mr. Robert Lawrence Phillips, QC, is Lead Independent Director of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. Before July 2004, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the BCR Group of Companies, which was involved in rail transportation and marine terminal operations. Before joining BCR, he was Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategy for MacMillan Bloedel Limited, and has held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the PTI Group Inc. and Dreco Energy Services Ltd. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in Alberta in 1991. In February 2008 Mr. Phillips was designated by the Board to serve as Lead Director and in that capacity he serves as Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee. Mr. Phillips is also a member of the Compensation Committee. He is a director of several public corporations, including Canadian Western Bank, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., Capital Power Corporation and Precision Drilling Corporation.

Gerald Miller

 Mr. Gerald J. Miller is Director of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. He is a Chartered Accountant who retired from West Fraser on July 31, 2011 after a 25-year career. Mr. Miller is a member of the Safety & Environment Committee. Mr. Miller was a key member of West Fraser’s senior executive team and served in a number of executive positions including as Executive Vice-President, Pulp & Paper, Executive Vice-President, Operations and Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, the position that he held at the time of his retirement. Mr. Miller is also a trustee of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust.

Clark Binkley

 Dr. Clark S. Binkley is Independent Director of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. In 2012 Dr. Binkley was appointed Chief Investment Officer of GreenWood Resources, Inc., a timberland investment management organization. Prior to that time, he was the Managing Director of International Forestry Investment Advisors, LLC, a firm he founded in 2005 to provide timberland investment advisory services to qualified investors. Between 1998 and 2005, he was Senior Vice-President of Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc., a timberland investment company and previously he was the Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of B.C. in Vancouver. Dr. Binkley is the Chairman of the Safety & Environment Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and of the Governance & Nominating Committee.

J. Duncan Gibson

 Mr. J. Duncan Gibson is Independent Director of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. Since November 2001, he has been a business investor. He was formerly a senior executive of the Commercial Banking Division of The Toronto-Dominion Bank.

Samuel Ketcham

 Mr. Samuel W. Ketcham is Independent Director of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. He is currently Managing Partner of Ketcham Capital, Inc., a diversified investment manager based in Seattle and currently owns or controls 801,654 of Common shares. From 1996 to December 2005 Mr. Ketcham held various positions in the Company including Vice-President, Administration. He is a director of Radiant Communications Inc.

Harald Ludwig

 Mr. Harald Horst Ludwig is Independent Director of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. He is President of Macluan Capital Corporation, a diversified private equity investment company. Mr. Ludwig is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Governance & Nominating Committee. He is also a director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Seaspan Corporation, Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited, West African Iron Ore Corp. and Zattikka plc, and is a member of the Advisory Board of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC.

Janice Rennie

 Ms. Janice Gaye Rennie is Independent Director of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and is currently a corporate director. From September 7, 2004 to September 9, 2005 she was the Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness of EPCOR Utilities Inc., a provider of energy, water and energy-related services and products, on whose board she served for over 10 years. Before September 7, 2004, she was the Principal of Rennie & Associates, which provided investment and related advice to small and mid-sized companies. Mrs. Rennie is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and of the Governance & Nominating Committee. She is a director of the following public corporations: Drilling Group International Inc., Methanex Corporation, Teck Resources Limited and WestJet Airlines Ltd.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Henry Ketcham

 3,184,850

Edward Seraphim

 1,760,200

Larry Hughes

 1,023,800

David Lehane

 --

Sean McLaren

 --

Rodger Hutchinson

 --

Christopher McIver

 877,650

Raymond Ferris

 1,148,700

Peter Rippon

 --

Maureen Kuper

 --

Robert Phillips

 --

Gerald Miller

 978,158

Clark Binkley

 --

J. Duncan Gibson

 --

Samuel Ketcham

 --

Harald Ludwig

 --

Janice Rennie

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2012

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