Shields Resigns as Director at Mercer

Mercer International Inc., New York, N.Y., USA, this week reported that Ken Shields has resigned as a director of the company. Shields, who served as a director and vice-chairman of Mercer, noted that "due to demands from my other business interests, including the potential for increasing overlap between them and the company in the energy segment, I felt it was appropriate to resign at this time. I wish the company every success in the future."

Jimmy Lee, president and CEO, added that "we regretfully accepted Ken's resignation as a director and, on behalf of the whole board and myself, wish to thank him for his invaluable service and contribution to the company over the past eight years. We will miss his guidance and contribution and wish Ken all the best in all of his future endeavors."

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