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Western Forest Products names Duncan Kerr as Chief Operating Officer
Western Forest Products names Duncan Kerr as Chief Operating Officer.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nDUNCAN, BC, July 28 /CNW/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (\"Western\" or\nthe \"Company\") (TSX: WEF) announced today the appointment of Duncan Kerr to\nthe position of Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. He is\nexpected to assume his duties with Western in early September, 2005.\nMr. Kerr joins Western from RLG International, an international\nconsulting company. He spent 12 years with RLG, the last 7 years as a senior\nproject manager, advising a number of clients on performance improvement\nmeasures in the lumber, logging, pulp and paper, and energy sectors. Prior to\nthat, Mr. Kerr was a mining engineer with Westmin Resources Limited. He has a\nBachelor of Engineering from McGill University.\nReynold Hert, President and CEO stated \"Duncan brings key strengths in\nimproving business performance with a diverse set of both operational and\nbusiness improvement experience and skills. Duncan's BC coastal logging and\npulp assignments along with interior sawmill operations and international oil\nand gas assignments will bring a valuable perspective to our business.\"\n\nAbout Western:\n\nWestern is an integrated Canadian forest products company and the second\nlargest coastal woodland operator in British Columbia. Principal activities\nconducted by Western and its subsidiaries include timber harvesting,\nreforestation, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, value-added\nremanufacturing and producing NBSK pulp. Over 95% of Western's logging is\nconducted on government owned timberlands in British Columbia. All of\nWestern's operations, employees and corporate facilities are located in the\ncoastal region of British Columbia and its products are sold in 30 countries\nworldwide.\n\n\n\n","length":1776,"tagName":"div"}]