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Scott Fischer was a Division President at Freedom Communications, an $800 million revenue company with 8,000 associates in 28 states. He had full P&L responsibility for 14 newspapers across the Western United States generating $141 million in revenues. He was a member of the Corporate Operating Committee...

Brad Franchi is President of Forest Strategies, a firm providing consulting services in the timber and forest products industries. Mr. Franchi also owns, buys, and sells timberlands in SC and Ohio. He has more than 23 years of experience in managing forestry and paper duties including financial planning,...

Marcel Guay is President of Laué Guay, a firm providing consultancy services to the forest products industry. Mr. Guay is responsible for advising pulp, paper, and wood products companies on the strategic business development, valuation of assets, and acquisitions and mergers. He has more than 30 years...

Murray Hall is the Owner of Murray Hall Consulting; a firm providing consultancy services in fiber, pulp and paper, and sawmill industries. Mr. Hall has more than 30 years of experience in managing sawmill activities, coordinating pulp and paper operations, and developing cost structures. He also has...

Richard Harris is Principal and Co-Founder at NLK Associates, an independent consultancy firm specializing in the world paper and pulp industry. Mr. Harris has more than 42 years of experience in sales, marketing, industrial market research, and project management in the paper and printing industries....

Dave Hillman is an independent consultant providing consulting services in the pulp and paper industry. Mr. Hillman provides consultancy to pulp producers and producers of specialty papers. He has more than 35 years of experience in providing technical assistance to paper companies in producing recycled...

Jack Law was until 2004, the Wood Products Group Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Tembec, an integrated Canadian forest products company principally involved in the production of wood products and marketing pulp and papers. Mr. Law was responsible for marketing of $1 billion wood products group...

Brian McClay is President and Founder of TerraChoice Market Services, a competitive intelligence and issues management consultancy, on the pulp and paper industry. TerraChoice also provides a Market Pulp Information Service to which pulp and paper producers and others subscribe. Mr. McClay is a member...

Ron Musolino is the President of RM Consulting, a firm providing consulting services on the forest products industry. Mr. Musolino has more than 37 years of experience in sales and marketing, product development, manufacturing, planning and various senior management functions in both paper and wood...

Gene Plavnik is the President at Heat Technologies. Mr. Plavnik has more than 25 years of experience in managing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), boilers, water heaters,commercial and residential appliances, heat pumps, standby generators, lawn mowers,engine driven pumps, small engines...

Dennis Shore is Director and Principal of Dennis Shore and Associates; a firm providing strategic, operational, and marketing support services in the global forest products and related industries. Mr. Shore has more than 35 years of experience in providing technology and management services in the pulp,...

James Spitz is an independent consultant providing consulting services in the forest industry. Mr. Spitz has worked throughout the US, Canada, and Central America. He has more than 38 years of experience in forest management, forest management planning, certification of sustainably managed forests,...