DUNCAN, BC, July 28 /CNW/ - Western Forest Products Inc. ("Western" or
the "Company") (TSX: WEF) announced today the appointment of Duncan Kerr to
the position of Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. He is
expected to assume his duties with Western in early September, 2005.
Mr. Kerr joins Western from RLG International, an international
consulting company. He spent 12 years with RLG, the last 7 years as a senior
project manager, advising a number of clients on performance improvement
measures in the lumber, logging, pulp and paper, and energy sectors. Prior to
that, Mr. Kerr was a mining engineer with Westmin Resources Limited. He has a
Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University.
Reynold Hert, President and CEO stated "Duncan brings key strengths in
improving business performance with a diverse set of both operational and
business improvement experience and skills. Duncan's BC coastal logging and
pulp assignments along with interior sawmill operations and international oil
and gas assignments will bring a valuable perspective to our business."
About Western:
Western is an integrated Canadian forest products company and the second
largest coastal woodland operator in British Columbia. Principal activities
conducted by Western and its subsidiaries include timber harvesting,
reforestation, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, value-added
remanufacturing and producing NBSK pulp. Over 95% of Western's logging is
conducted on government owned timberlands in British Columbia. All of
Western's operations, employees and corporate facilities are located in the
coastal region of British Columbia and its products are sold in 30 countries
worldwide.
