Western Forest Products Appoints Demens President, CEO

Western Forest Products Inc., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, has appointed Don Demens president and CEO, effective immediately. Dominic Gammiero will continue his role as chairman of the board.

Demens was appointed president of the company in July 2012 and has held numerous strategic roles at Western including, COO and SVP, Sales and Manufacturing. He has more than 25 years of coastal forest industry experience.

"I am very pleased that Don has accepted these additional responsibilities," said Gammiero. "He was instrumental in helping us turn around the business and his knowledge of our industry has been critical in defining our long-term strategy at Western. The board is confident his leadership will continue to strengthen Western''s position as a globally competitive forest products business."

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