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Connecting the Forest and Financial Returns for Timberland and Forest Products Investors. We provide expertise to help institutional investors, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity groups unlock value and maximize returns from forest resource investments.

Iuka, Mississippi, United States

Yellow Creek Port , one of two state-owned ports, is conveniently located at the intersection of the Tennessee River and the TN-Tom Waterway with direct connections to the Port of Mobile and the Ohio-Mississippi-Missouri River network. As a full service, multi-modal facility, YCP offers barge, truck, and rail transfer facilities. The port terminal handles a wide range of commodities such as: steel coils, steel plate, large fabricated steel items, steel pipe, coal, and silicon. With water, rail, and highway connections, it is the most significant steel coil handling facility in the Mid-South.

Guernsey

The Forest Company is a closed-ended investment company, combining long-term capital appreciation, income yield, and significant social impact. The Company focuses on forest plantations in areas with high biological growth rates, such as Brazil and Colombia. The Forest Company’s shareholders consist of institutional investors, family offices, and management.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

PRT is the premier producer of container-grown forest seedlings in North America, currently growing more than 300 million seedlings annually and operating a network of forest seedling nurseries in the U.S. and Canada. PRT is a critical link in the forest sustainability and reforestation supply chain.

Ironwood, Michigan

Publicly traded timber and natural resources company with land holdings exceeding 180,000 surface acres and 400,000 acres of mineral rights, located predominantly in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin.Nominating & Governance Committee (Chair), Audit Committee, & Compensation Committee

El Dorado, Arkansas

Transformed $1.4 billion publicly traded, regional natural resources company, entering an activist investor campaign, into a $3.4 billion leading national REIT in Timberlands, Wood Products, and Real Estate.-Restructured senior executive team to align with strategic direction.-Motivated, mentored, and led the executive team in pursuit of best-in-class performance. -Developed company-wide business transformation plan to unlock earnings potential and demonstrate company’s value.-Initiated and led the Board’s assessment of a wide-range of strategic alternatives, both stand-alone and with numerous external parties, leading to a merger with Potlatch Corporation.-Increased market cap ~70% and the dividend ~700% over prior year levels.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Led $8 billion forest resources business with 4.1 million acres across 7 states in southeast US. Responsible for setting business strategy, financial performance, talent management, sales, forest operations, nurseries and seed orchards, environmental policy/compliance, safety performance and log procurement for internal mills.-Refocused organizational mission on maximizing financial performance of timberland assets. -Sustainably grew annual earnings ~40%.-Commissioned workshop to increase manager's skill level in performance management and people development.-Extensive Board of Director interaction.Assumed leadership of U.S. real estate business in 2015. Responsible for real estate sales, development, and strategic timberland acquisitions. -Developed comprehensive business strategy to unlock real estate value within timberland portfolio to increase earnings, become recognized by investors, and reflected in company valuation.-Integration leader for merger with Plum Creek. Reported to the CEO.

Fernandina Beach, Fl

Directed 1.6 million acre forest resources business in Georgia, Florida, Washington, and New York, valued at ~$3 billion.-Recruited 1.5 million ton per year European utility, bioenergy facility, resulting in significantly higher market pricing.-Facilitated portfolio value enhancement through identification/management of HBU properties and evaluation of timberland acquisition/disposition candidates. -Engaged state and federal legislators and regulatory agencies in support of business priorities.

Fernandina Beach, Fl

-Key leadership role in comprehensive organizational redesign of Eastern Forest Resources division. Led the strategy development team.-$136 million of acquisitions, managing all aspects of transactions. Evaluated total of $7 billion.-Built rapport with key decision makers controlling 11.7 million acres. Led cross company team that developed JV proposal to monetization timberlands of integrated forest products company. -Responsible for business performance of $270 million forest investments from Texas to New York.

Baxley, Ga

-Supplied $87 million (2.8 million tons) of wood fiber annually to a pulp mill and two sawmills.-Coordinated strategic fiber supply planning for Southeast Wood Procurement. -Built model to optimize timber purchases, chip facility operations, and transportation logistics resulting in annual saving of ~$5 million.

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Mba, Business

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