Our Leadership Team

Hank Ketcham is the Chair of the Board.  Mr. Ketcham was our President until April 2012 and retired from the position of CEO effective March 1, 2013 when his title as Chair of our Board was re-designated as Executive Chair.  Effective April 19, 2016, he became our Chair of the Board.  He is also a director and minority shareholder of Ketcham Investments, Inc., which owns 3,912,718 Common shares and 1,743,228 Class B Shares of the Company.  Mr. Ketcham has been actively involved with the Company since 1973.  He was formerly a director of The Toronto‑Dominion Bank.

Mr. Ketcham is an ex officio particpant.

Mr. McLaren began his career with West Fraser in 2005, as GM of the Williams Lake Sawmill, when West Fraser acquired Weldwood. He became President, Solid Wood in February 2021 and is currently based in Germantown, Tennessee. Previous roles at West Fraser include Vice-President, U.S. Lumber in February 2016 and Vice-President, U.S. Lumber Operations in October 2010. Mr. McLaren holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Professional Accountant in British Columbia.

Doyle Beneby is a Corporate Director.  From November 2018 to October 2022, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Midland Cogeneration Venture. Prior to that, he had been self-employed as a Corporate Director since May 2016. He was formerly the CEO of New Generation Power International, an international independent renewable energy company, from October 2015 to May 2016. Prior to joining New Generation Power International, he was the President and CEO of CPS Energy, the largest municipally-owned gas and electric utility in the US, a position he held since August 2010. Mr. Beneby has over 35 years' experience in various aspects of the electrical power industry. Prior to joining CPS Energy, Mr. Beneby served at Exelon Corporation from 2003 to 2010 in various roles, most recently, as Senior Vice-President of Exelon Power and President of Exelon Corporation from 2009 to 2010. From 2008 to 2009, he served as Vice-President, Generation Operations for Exelon Corporation, and prior to that and from 2005 to 2008, he served as Vice-President, Electric Operations for PECO, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation. Mr. Beneby holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Science from Montana Technical College. In 2021, Mr. Beneby was recognized as one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors by Savoy Magazine.

Mr. Beneby is a member of the Audit Committee and the Health, Safety & Environment Committee.

Eric Butler is a Corporate Director. Following his retirement from a 32-year career with Union Pacific, one of the largest freight rail providers in North America, he is the President and CEO of Aswani-Butler Investment Associates, a private equity firm. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of NiSource Inc., and the Eastman Chemicals Company and has served in the past in a number of appointments, including as the former Chair of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Omaha Branch.

Eric Butler retired from Union Pacific in 2017 as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, after a career which saw him lead a wide variety of company functions and initiatives, including marketing and sales, purchasing and supply chain, financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, human resources, industrial engineering and transportation.

Having studied at the Carnegie Mellon University, Eric Butler holds both a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Administration from the university.

Eric is member of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.

Reid E. Carter is a Corporate Director.  From 2003 to the end of 2018, Mr. Carter was a Managing Partner at Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., a global asset manager, and was President of Brookfield Timberlands Management LP.  In this role, Mr. Carter led the acquisition of approximately 3.5 million acres of private timberlands throughout North America and Brazil as well as the teams responsible for all growth and operations aspects of these businesses.  From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Carter also served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and until May 2021 as a director, of Acadian Timber Corp. and, from 2006 to 2010, as President and Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor, Acadian Timber Income Fund, which is listed on the TSX.  He served as National Bank Financial’s Paper and Forest Products Analyst between 1996 and 2003.  Between 1990 and 1996 he served as a resource analyst with TimberWest Forest Corp.  Mr. Carter served as a director of Enercare Inc. until the end of 2019.  Mr. Carter holds a combined undergraduate degree in Forestry and Biology and a master’s degree in Forest Soils, both from the University of British Columbia.

Mr. Carter is the Chair of the Governance & Nominating Committee and member of the Audit Committee.

John N. Floren is recently retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Methanex Corporation.  Prior, Mr. Floren was Senior Vice-President, Global Marketing and Logistics of Methanex from June 2005 and, prior to that, Director, Marketing and Logistics, North America from May 2002.  He was an employee of Methanex for approximately 23 years and has worked in the chemical industry for over 35 years.  Mr. Floren holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Manitoba.  He also attended the Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development and has attended the International Executive Program at INSEAD.  He also completed the Directors Education Program at the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Floren is the Chair of the Health, Safety & Environment Committee and a member of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee and the Governance & Nominating Committee.

Ellis Ketcham Johnson is currently the President of a private philanthropic foundation and a member of the Parents Leadership Council of Georgetown University.  She previously worked at Imax Corporation in Canada.  Ms. Johnson completed her undergraduate degree at Lewis and Clark College and received a graduate degree from Yale University.  She recently completed a Directorship Program with an emphasis on Board Governance.  

Ms. Johnson is a member of the Audit Committee and the Governance & Nominating Committee.

Brian G. Kenning is a Corporate Director.  He was a Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a company involved in the real estate, asset management and power generation sectors, from 1995 to 2005.  From 1988 to 2005, Mr. Kenning was also Chairman and Managing Partner of B.C. Pacific Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., active in merchant banking and investing.  Over the past 10 years, Mr. Kenning has served as director of a number of public and private corporations.  He served as a director of British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. until May 2019, and as a director of Maxar Technologies Ltd. from 2003 to 2019.  In addition, Mr. Kenning is a past Governor of the B.C. Business Council and a past Director of the B.C. chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors.  Mr. Kenning graduated from Queen’s University with an MBA in 1973.

Mr. Kenning is the Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee and a member of the Governance & Nominating Committee.

Marian Lawson retired from Scotiabank in 2018, with over 30 years of experience in banking and capital markets.  Ms. Lawson served as a director of Norbord from May 6, 2020 until her resignation and was appointed to the Board of West Fraser on February 1, 2021 in connection with the Norbord Acquisition.  During her tenure, Ms. Lawson held numerous senior roles at Scotiabank including Executive Vice-President, Global Head, Financial Institutions and Transaction Banking, Deputy Head of Corporate Banking, Managing Director, Capital Markets, and Vice‑President, Internal Audit.  The majority of her roles involved assisting management teams in the execution of their strategies, which included acquisitions, expansions, divestitures, refinancings and restructurings.  In addition, during the latter part of her career, Ms. Lawson successfully expanded and restructured several businesses.  In 2016, Ms. Lawson received the Women in Capital Markets Award for Leadership and the Women’s Executive Network, Top 100 Corporate Executive Award.  Ms. Lawson holds a BA in Economics from York University, an MBA (Finance) from McMaster University, and an ICD.D designation.  Ms. Lawson is a director of Canadian Tire Bank (2018 to present) and was a board member of 1832 Asset Management LP, a wealth management subsidiary of Scotiabank, from 2016 to 2018.

Ms. Lawson is a member of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee and the Health, Safety & Environment Committee.

Colleen M. McMorrow earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Graduate Diploma in Accountancy, both from the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University.  She is a Fellow Certified Public Accountant, Fellow Chartered Accountant and is currently a Corporate Director.  Ms. McMorrow served as a director of Norbord from May 6, 2020 until her resignation and was appointed to the Board of West Fraser on February 1, 2021 in connection with the Norbord Acquisition.  Ms. McMorrow was also a senior client assurance partner with Ernst & Young LLP (EY), a global professional services firm, until her retirement in June 2016.  She has more than 35 years of experience in advising audit committees and senior management of public and private global companies.  In addition to her client serving role, Ms. McMorrow held a number of leadership roles at EY and, from 2009 to 2016, she was the National Director in Canada of EY’s signature Entrepreneur of the Year awards program and the firm’s Growth Markets Leader (high-growth entrepreneurial companies).  She is currently a director of Ether Capital Corporation, whose common shares are listed for trading on the Aequitas NEO Exchange, and Exco Technologies Limited, which is listed on the TSX.  Ms. McMorrow was formerly a director of LOGIQ Asset Management from April 2017 until it was acquired in June 2018.  She has also been a member of the board of the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario since 2016 and of Plan International Canada Inc. since 2015.  

Ms. McMorrow is a member of the Audit Committee and the Health, Safety & Environment Committee.

Janice G. Rennie who holds a Bachelor of Commerce, is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant.  She was elected as a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants in 1998.  Ms. Rennie has chaired or been a member of several audit committees of public companies in the past and currently is chair of the audit committee of Major Drilling Group International Inc.  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 that is solely owned by the City of Edmonton, on whose board she previously served for over 10 years and rejoined as a director in 2017 and currently serves as the Chair of its board.  She currently serves as a director of Major Drilling Group International Inc., which is listed on the.  Ms. Rennie was formerly a director of Methanex Corporation, Teck Resources Ltd. and WestJet Airlines Ltd.  Ms. Rennie earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta.  Ms. Rennie is also the former Chair of the Provincial Audit Committee of Alberta. In recognition of her career achievements, in 2022, Ms. Rennie was also recognized by CPA Alberta with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ms. Rennie is a member of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee and the Governance & Nominating Committee.

Gillian D. Winckler is a former mining and business executive with over 25 years of diversified experience in the metals and mining industry and the financial sector.  Ms. Winckler spent 16 years with BHP Billiton in London, England and Vancouver, Canada where she was involved with corporate and divisional strategy, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, exploration as well as project evaluation and development.  Upon leaving the company she joined Coalspur Limited, a thermal coal development company listed in Canada and Australia, as its Chief Executive Officer and President.  Ms. Winckler held this position, as well as Chief Financial Officer for a brief period of three years until the company was acquired in June 2015.  Prior to the mining industry, Ms. Winckler spent five years as a corporate financier in South Africa and London and five years in the auditing profession.  Ms. Winckler is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa), with a B.Sc. and B.Commerce (Honours) obtained in South Africa.  Ms. Winckler also obtained an ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D).  Ms. Winckler currently is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Pan American Silver Corp., which is listed on the TSX and NYSE, and a director of FLSmidth & Co. A/S, a Danish engineering company, which is listed on The NASDAQ OMX Exchange Copenhagen.

Ms. Winckler is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Health, Safety & Environment Committee.