Hank Ketcham

Hank Ketcham "is chair of the board, president and chief executive office of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd., a North American forest products company that employs approximately 9,000 people in western Canada and the southern United States.

"Ketcham started with West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. in 1973, and worked in mill level and management positions. In 1985, he was elected president and CEO, and in 1996 he took on the additional position of chairman of the board.

"Ketcham serves on various boards including the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA). He is a former chair of the Council of Forest Industries and is a founding member of the Forest Alliance of British Columbia. Ketcham is also a director of the Toronto Dominion Bank."


 * Director, Sustainable Forestry Initiative