COFI Announces New President, CEO
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The Council of Forest Industries (COFI), Vancouver, B.C., Canada, has appointed James Gorman president and CEO, effective September 23. Gorman brings extensive public policy and senior management experience to his new role. He most recently served the Government of British Columbia as the deputy minister of advanced education and prior to that as deputy of education (K-12) and the B.C. Public Service Agency.
Gorman's accomplishments include transforming the B.C. Public Service into a top employer, expanding the province's K-12 education brand into international markets, and managing complex labor relations files on behalf of the government.
"We are exceptionally pleased to have James joining us", said Nick Arkle, COFI board chair, "as his experience at the highest levels of the public service will be instrumental in helping us shape an exciting and productive future for our forest industry and the employees and communities that depend upon it."
COFI is the voice of the B.C. interior forest industry. Its members vary in size and produce lumber, pulp and paper, panels, and engineered wood products at more than 60 facilities across the interior. All share a commitment to a future based on employee safety, sustainable forestry and manufacturing practices, and innovative product development.
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