Catalyst Appoints Baarda CFO

Catalyst Paper, Richmond, B.C., Canada, has appointed Brian Baarda, VP, finance and CFO. Baarda brings 20 years of industry experience to his new position, most recently as VP, operations, responsible for recycled paper production and facilities. Prior to that he was VP of Powell River Division, and from 2003 to 2005 he held the role of VP, supply chain. He began his career with Fletcher Challenge at the Mackenzie pulp mill in northern British Columbia where he held a number of senior accounting and analysis positions between 1990 and 2000. He moved to the operations side of the business in 2001 as the pulp mill manager at Elk Falls, a role he held until 2003.

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